Hi everybody

Hello my name is Kurt. I'll be a new contributor to this blog. Yeah baby! So what will I be bringing to this blog? Well more than I'm bringing to my own blog, the Balancing Brain. That's more of a vent blog when I have something to unleash, for now. So on this blog I'll put stuff that I think a geek should or maybe is interested in now. Maybe even stuff their not aware of that is interesting, frustrating or just plain noteworthy. Not perfect or perverse I'll save that for my on blog and not ruin this one. I'm here by invite so I'll be nice (sometimes). Until than enjoy your... No wait that's taken. If ya smell what the... No,no that's taken too. Ah, we'll skip the catchphrases for now, bye,bye.

It is Tuesday the 18th and...

And I know it has been a day or 2 since Comic-Con has ended an no news has been posted yet for that I am sorry but I assure that before the end of the week all the news that we covered at NYCC will be posted and detailed as best as we at the EGFG staff can remember. Also Stay tuned for our review of Batman Arkham City.. 

And today is the day everyone...

That is right it is the start of the 2011 New York Comic Con. Much like me I hope you are all excited this is going to be a big year. with the introduction of the 4 day pass yes that is right the 4 day pass much like San Diego you get a preview night with all the press and exhibitors. personally i think that it is a deal for 85 dollars that is only 20 added to the 3 day pass.

I hope you all have your passes and are going this weekend and if you dont stay tuned because I will have highlights for everyday except Sunday that is usually the day that I dont go..

Also stay tuned for my review of the much anticipated Forza Motor Sport 4 and Rage..

Until Next Time Geeks..

Dark Souls The Review.

I know  that it is early but I was able to get my hands on a copy thanks to a early ship from Amazon.com. That is why  love that site..

Back in 2010 Namco released a PS3 exclusive called Demon Souls. I personally didnt get to play this game but I heard great things about it and at the same time I heard terrible things about it and I was kinda turned off to it. Fast forwards 2 years and Namco and is releasing Dark Souls...

This sequel to Demon Souls is something that many have been waiting for. I know I was one of them when I heard that this was coming out since it was going to be on PS3 as well as the 360...
After playing the game for about 5 hours I have to say that it is pretty good if you like the first one you will love this one but like everyone and I mean everyone is saying be prepared to die and die a lot. In the time that I have been playing I have kept count of all the times I have died in the game and I have died about 40 times in 5 hours some may say that is not be but some will also say that it is not good.

I didnt believe this till I got to play the actual game but for all the hardwork all the timing all the practice blows and all the deaths you do get some rewards some maybe weapons and some maybe magic but most of the time like any good RPG it is most of the time weapons..

Unlike the first game this time the world is open there is no hub to go to choose what worlds you want to goto everything is all linked together it. For me it was kinda hard getting used to the the map but you will slowly and surely get used to the map like I did.

Dark Souls to me is not the amazing game that everyone says it is dont get me wrong if you liked Demon Souls you will love this game. If i had to give this game a number out of 10 I would give it a 9. Not I like the game but because the game was good but I just wasnt feeling it and that was mainly because of the controls you mainly play the game like a first person shooter left is the eyes right is the legs. but the bumpers on top are the attacks and the triggers are the parry and defense. Honestly after 5 hours of playing I still cant enjoy it..

Again I will say it is great if you like the first game and much like other games like this it will be talked about until a next gen of systems comes out and much like ICO and Shadow of Colossus it will stand the test of time..

Stay tune for my review Rage..

Until Next Geeks..    

October is already here.

Can you believe it? October is already here.. Today is Oct. 3rd and you know what that means it is the night before the launch of Rage the long anticipated game from the creators of Doom and Quake and Dark Souls the even longer anticipated sequel to Demon Souls the one game on the planet that maybe harder then Ninja Gaiden.

Also it means that the New York Comic Con is just 2 short weeks away. I hope everyone has their ticket and if you dont I am pretty sure that you can still get one and come and join the fun. This year you can even buy a 4 day pass and get in on the press day.

I also have to apologizes to everyone I know it has been a couple of weeks since my last review of Gears of War 3 but I have been playing a steady stream of it and I have also been busy with school. So if there are gaps in between my posts again I am really sorry..




But lets talk new last week on friday Transformers Dark of the Moon was released on Blu-ray and honestly I feel just a little cheated.  Why? Because for something that as great as this movie there are no special features what so ever. For that I am cheated dont get me wrong I am happy the the copy i got was 18 dollars at Best Buy and that like all major retailers except for Target it has a special edition slip cover I have to say that I am still mad. What actually pushed me over the edge was when I opened the case inside was a coupon for the ultimate version of the movie which includes never before seen footage.  As for right now if you cant wait i would say get it but if you can wait till maybe December wait for the more definitive version to come out..


Stay tuned everyone for tomorrows reviews of Dark Souls and Rage. Also dont forget that Mel and I are covering the whole weekend of NYCC...

Until Next Time Geeks....

The long awaited Gears of War 3 Review..

Since Gears of War was released in 2006 everyone knew that this was going to be a great franchise. Most people bought the Xbox 360 for Halo 3 I bought it for Gears of War.

Fast forward 5 years and the last game in the franchise has just been released. 

After playing for about 3 hours I must say that this game is amazing. The detail and the story so far are unbelievable. The game takes place 2 years after the end of gears 2 and everything has gone to hell. People can no longer live on land due to the lambent. They now live on boats that are constantly moving they mostly head towards land when they need supplies.

The game is very much like the first 2 but for this game epic  has brought out the stops. They have included new weapons and a  alot and I mean alot of new modes like beast mode where you get to play as a Locust.

The best part for me though about this game is the multiplayer. You are going to have to wait for another post for the full review on it but for now I will say that the problems that you have experienced in Gears 2 are gone since Epic released a beta multiplayer. So now the multiplayer in this game is alot and I do mean alot smoother..

Again stay tuned for a full Multiplayer review

Until Next Time Geeks..

Sorry for the Delay

Sorry for not posting for a while but I have been busy having fun with my family here in NYC and at their home in Canada. That and my internet has been out for a couple of weeks which was terrible but atleast I got some much needed time with my family.. (smile)

I know it has been a very longtime since I posted but to get back in to the swing of things let start with Deus EX Human Revolution.

First this game came out late in the summer there were no really big titles during the summer which in my opinion was weird. After playing the game for a couple of hours and getting a feel for it.. I have to say that this is a great game one of the biggest reason i say this is because. You can play it anyway you want you can go in running and gunning everything down. Or you can be as quiet as a mouse and kill everything or slowly knock everyone out.

Another thing that the game does very well is giving you the chance to develop anything and everything a certain way you can be great at hiding and still be able to kill like a trained assassin or you can hack but still have the ability to hide in plain site..

All in all this is a great game and it would make a great addition to anyones collection. The only thing in my opinion that takes away from this game is the fact that there is no new game plus. Again all in all this is a great game and I gotta say that it is a buy..

Since I finally have my internet back I am going to start posting more and more I am also no longer on vacation (sad face).. So look forward too our review of Gears of War 3 which comes out in a week..

Until Next Time Geeks....