Critics Consensus:Dark Souls 2

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the sequel to the world renown cult classic Dark Souls!

In anticipation for the Dark Souls 2 review scores let me give you a history lesson about the Dark Souls series. Demon Souls originally appeared as a Playstation 3 exclusive from Atlus and turned into a fan favorite due to it's addicting soul crushing (no pun intended) difficulty. However Atlus never releases games on the Xbox 360 and Demons Souls sold well but they could not make a sequel to Demons Souls due to Sony hating the franchise for the difficulty. So Namco picked up the developer of the game From Software to make a spiritual successor to the game and here we are today. Dark Souls 2.

Wow just Wow. Dark Souls 2 is currently the highest rated game of the year and has a higher score than Titanfall. It's crazy that Dark Souls 2 can shine while being on last-gen consoles but it's probably due to the refined additions to newcomers,the insanely challenging difficulty and the varied and cool enemy types. Not to mention theres also redefined multiplayer,and actual plot, and a creative and well-thought out art design. So it's not obvious why it has a 90 on Metacritic or why critics are even going so far to say its a game of the year contender, a game of the year or even one of the best games of all time. It's just all in the magic of Dark Souls I guess.

Overall get this game now. Buy it Buy it now!

Dark Souls 2 is rated T.

Critics Consensus:Mr Peabody & Sherman

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is an all new animated film based off of the classic 60s TV Show!

A lot of the time it's hard to reboot something that's very old into something that both kids and adults that have seen the original will like. Mr. Peabody & Sherman is attempting this but we know for sure. Mr.Peabody will never be as hilarious as the minions.

They won't come close but they will succeed. Mr. Peabody & Sherman currently has a 77 on RottenTomatoes and a 59 on Metacritic. It's nowhere as good as The Lego Movie but still an enjoyable ride from the beginning to the end that will most likely have your kids laughing while you are actually paying attention to the movie and not sleeping or on your phone cause it's not that bad.

Overall see this movie if you have kids.

Mr Peabody & Sherman is rated PG.

Critics Consensus:The Grand Budapest Hotel

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the all new film from Wes Anderson!

Wes Anderson has now become a household game in indie film making thanks to films like Fantastic Mr Fox and Moonrise Kingdom. Now his new film The Grand Budapest Hotel is out in limited release and it's breaking records once again. Any guesses why?

Well mostly because its probably the first great indie film of the year. It's funny and inventive as Wes Anderson always is and has been praised from such critics as Los Angeles Times,Time Out New York,and The New York Times who all gave it nearly perfect scores due to it's unexpected and downright great script, it's great cinematography and once again small name actors in big great roles. This one's definitely a one to book.

Overall see this movie.

The Grand Budapest Hotel is rated R.

Critics Consensus:300:Rise Of An Empire

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the all new sequel to 300, 300:Rise On An Empire!

300 was somewhat of a cult classic back when it released in 2006. It wasn't an insanely good movie but the special effects were ahead of it's time and the cool action scenes are to die for. Now the director of such disappointments as Man Of Steel and Sucker Punch returns in the new 300 sequel. And a little news for you. Zack Snyder can't catch a break.

300 is getting mostly negative reviews because it takes place before,during,and after 300 and makes the whole thing very confusing as stated by ReviewsOnTheRun. Unfortunately it's more of the same with cliches on top of other cliches and just feels like a very weak cash-in and could have been a made for DVD film. The film is also repetitive as stated by Film.com which gave it a 0 and the performances are very stale and dumb. 

Overall it looks like this one isn't for Sparta.

300:Rise Of An Empire is rated R.

Critics Consensus:The Walking Dead:Season 2 (Episode 2)

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the next episode of the acclaimed Walking Dead game!

The Walking Dead series of games by Telltale has took off like noone expected. Before that Telltale was known for creating boring point and click adventure games and also slaughtering the Jurassic Park license in the atrocious Jurassic Park:The Game. So it's easy to say that not a lot of people had faith in the Walking Dead. But turns out it was amazing, became a hit, and even won many GOTY editions.

So how is this episode? Rumors are that a character returns in this episode and sh"t hits the fan aswell. According to IGN, The Walking Dead builds up by introducing the characters in the last episode making it seem like every move is your last with them. The dialogue and writing are better than ever and show just how talented Telltale is. We now feel sorry if we ever judged them.

Overall get this game.

A House Divided is rated M.