Ghostbuster The Video Game

If it was not for the allure of video games who knows what my shy younger self would have been doing back in the day, so I've decided to do a segment everytime I get the chance to rent or buy a game I've been dying to play. I have no wish to review everything out there, but only the select few that catch my eye, and transport me back to the times when all I needed was a big screen, some snacks, and a lazy summer day.

I'm not supporting any one console with the above picture

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I finally had the enjoyment of experiencing The Ghostbuster video game. Didn't this come out this summer you ask? Yes, but since I can't yet take the 360 my brother and I share yet, it would be extremely wasteful of sixty dollars to buy a video game. I also can't afford the side effect of mass procrastination. I digress though, Terminal Reality hits almost every point on the head with this Ghostbusters video game adaptation.

From the first time you start to move around during the tutorial and fire off your proton ray, a smile is to be had by any person who is a fan of the movie. Things begin to really pick up speed right after the tutorial is done with the introduction of ghosts, ghouls, and monsters in large numbers, or just large. Everyone knows Stay Pufts comes up in the game, so I'm not gonna spoil the fun of how soon the big loveable destroyer comes on screen. Not only does the quantity of adversaries present entertaining fights, but the inclusion of backstories, and also cursed artifacts in each level create for great adventure game as well as a shooter that makes for a good less serious shooter.

Main gameplay wise, Ghostbusters plays similar to that of Gears of War, but with a laser cannon instead of a chainsaw equipped gun. Many would expect that the proton pack would play a large role, and those individuals would expect right. A player does not have to count on just the proton laser as times begin to get a little rougher down the road, but have three other settings than the regular one everyone knows and loves. I'm not gonna get into all that, just know that it is worth it for how short the game is. I almost had it done within 4 days if not for having to leave the blessed 360. All in all though the worst thing is not the shortness of the game, being that gameplay begins to get a bit tedious by the last level, but your partner's AI is severely lacking the I part. Players will find themselves having to revive them more times that one would expect too.

The Moon Man Has Potential

Being that Scott Mescudi's debut album is one of the most anticipated albums this past year, I wasn't able to overlook the opportunity to hear weeks in advance what could be a modern classic. Personally I do not expect Cudi to disappoint any of his fans, luckily his twitter base is large enough to get a trend going. The one problem is that the broader community that have only heard Day and Night may be up to a big surprise. Think the end of D&N, but hitting all kind of different emotions and levels.

When one thinks a rapper the image of a confident, wealthy, thug, drug dealer type of sort when put upon radio standards, but the last time you think of an awkward shy guy rapper that could have possibly fit the role of geek in high school was most likely Lupe or Kanye, if you're thinking further back, De La Soul. Almost every emcee with a cult following has either been incredibly skilled, somewhat commercially awkward by the music biz standards of their time, or both. The kid from Cleveland fits perfectly in a both position.

There is a very strange quality about the Cudi's music when heard on a first listen. The skill of lyricism is not anything truly drop dead, rewind, and listen again quality, but the songs are more about the entire song. Straight forward lyrics with addicting production, and very unusual featuring guests such as MGMT and Ratatat. All in all there are only three actual rapping stars which is lovely for a debut album.

All in all Man on the Moon:The End of Day is a must listen whether you buy it, download it, burn it from a friend's computer, because lets face it as much as people want to support great artists, money is tighter than Cudi's pants at the Jay-Z concert.

Gourmets:Review of Due

My love for Gourmets are far from a secret, but I believe that it has expanded to an unforeseen level in the past two days. From arriving at my house, seeing an exceptionally large box filled with brown paper, and a smaller box, to opening that smaller box to see what I believe has to be the sexiest addition to my sneaker collection yet.

Black on black sexiness then graced my feet the next day(today) for class, the high school level "OOOOHHHSSS " and "AWWWWWWSSSS" are replaced with self assurance that I have the sexiest pair of sneakers on my feet in the entire campus, and this self knowledge of my own personal style is much more appreciated than the attention one gets from new shoes in a high school building, but enough on my feelings about dressing for one's self instead of the audience around you, and onto the beautiful Gourmet Dues.

Nothing could be more embracing than the feel of Louis Vuitton level leather, but even at half price I could not afford those editions. While the higher editions would have been a great edition to my closet, and a delight to have, I could not pass on just owning a pair of Gourmets post Nike law suit. Enough blabber though. Instead just go buy a pair of the best shoes in the world while I rub and pet mine like a dog........I'm not being serious here. I'm not a hypebeast, people.

Peace and Love.

The Great Hangover Lives Up To Name

Like most concerts I didn't have much expectations other than material I've already heard from headlining artist of Asher Roth and Kid Cudi. For Bobby Ray, I've already known he could shut down any venue in the world since I've seen him at Apache Cafe, and it was the same in Atlanta's Tabernacle. Sadly I didn't make to the show in time to catch Pac Div, but I'm sure I have much more time to see them perform at even bigger shows.

One of the best things exhibited with this show was the wide range of talented growing artists in the hip hop community. Bobby Ray features a much more soulful sound than his other classmates, while Cudi's moon man sound differs greatly from Roth's heavy hitting drums and party tunes. This all stood out in each artist's performances, and the high diversity of each fan base. This is one of the first shows I've been to with such a large white crowd, which is really awesome because the more similarities we have the differences begin to not matter. All in all the show was a blast even though for the first part of us being there we got the run around looking for the perfect spot. Shout outs go to the brother Marks, the main homie Jessie, Timehin and his whole crew, and for Lucy for giving me a reason to come down from the second balcony to witness the last part of Cudi's performance.

Sidenote

The photos of the artists are not of my own of course. I didn't bring my camera from lazyness.

Cool Kids X Don Cannon: Gone Fishin

I've been waiting for this since I heard about it through Standard, and also missed that fucking party that I paid 30 in advance for. LINK

So I'm sitting here playing COD4, and listening to this dope mixtape on repeat, and at this point I don't know how many times it's gone full circle on the playlist. The last time that this occurred was when I bought Hell Hath No Fury, and played Need for Speed a whole night just listening to the Clipse. The element that draws my attention to this material is the sophistication of beats, and it may be the addition of Don Cannon to the formula may have somewhat perfected Cool Kids own evolution of style. I remember some tracks from the duo last year that sounded similar to this, but still lingered on their usual style of hard bop hip hop with drums that sounded as if the cymbal crashed your head. The tracks featured on "Gone Fishin" substitute a hint of southern style "chill" music with a hint(I use hint loosely) of stoner for the party music on "The Bake Sale". Another good note; Mr. Money Machine uses his usual ad libs comparatively less than his older mixtapes. I wanna submit Don Cannon as DJ of the year for 09 though. I'm calling it right now.

Observe and Report

After seeing it today in what felt like the coolest place to see a movie, I can say that this is the best comedy I've ever seen. It is insane how much stuff they got away with in there. From a million well placed fucks from a great performance by Seth Rogen, to the great ending scene, which was shocking to say the least. This had to be the beginning of the greatest nights ever. I highly recommend viewing this whenever you have a chance.