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On the high levels of Expert play, Guitar Hero is insanely difficult. So it happens to offer a wide range of feeling mastery at all gameplay levels. I'm a mid-range Expert player, and if what I feel while I play feels even a tiny sliver like what an actual performer feels, then holy shit. The community even makes songs that utterly outstrip the "officially" authored songs in difficulty, that make Through the Fire and Flames seem like Slow Ride.

If you keep in mind that it is not, indeed, a real guitar, the sense of accomplishment doesn't have to be false. When I full combo a fairly difficult song, especially if it's one that I've gotten close but not quite got, it really feels like an accomplishment. Also, I'm active on the modding side of things for GH1/2/80s/RB, and that is where my true sense of accomplishment has rested. I've been involved with the mod projects Guitar Hero II Deluxe, Rock Band 2 Deluxe, and Rock Band 3 Deluxe, all of which have been wildly successful within the GH community.