Movie Review - Guardians of the Galaxy

GTuck -

We have really slacked off on our movie and game reviews over the summer.  This has been the movie we have been looking forward to most, so I feel that I need to get off my lazy ass and write something about it. When I saw the first trailer for this movie, I knew I wanted to see it on opening night in IMAX 3D, and last night at 7:00 was that night.  The only thing that bugged me about this movie was the August 1st release date. I hated anticipating it as an end of summer release.  Not that summer is over, but it practically is at this point. Anyway, on to the movie.

It's awesome, that's all I have to say about it.  For an "origin" movie it's fantastic.  Not a lot of screwing around, it just gets in to the action and gets the crew together and we move on.  You don't have to sit through an hour of boring movie watching everyone develop, it's quick and to the point. There is a lot of great action, humor, and spaceships flying around.  Everything I need in a movie and more.  I want to see it at least one more time in the theater.  I give Guardians of the Galaxy a 10 out of 10.

GurleeGirrl -

I too had been anxiously anticipating the release of this movie.  After seeing the trailer about a hundred times, and the fact that every time Rocket would talk I would laugh, I knew this movie was for me.

As much as I love Chris Pratt, I really thought it was a gamble of a casting, as he really isn't huge in "Hollywood".  Let me say, if you weren't a fan before, after seeing this movie, there is no doubt in my mind you will be now.  He really is just extremely charismatic, played the dumb-hero to a tee, and provided ample comedic relief.  He was utterly perfect in my eyes (and not-so-hard on the eyes either).

Rocket (Bradley Cooper), Groot (Vin Diesel), Drax (Dave Bautista) and Gamora (Zoe Saldana) round out the major "Guardians" and all added their own touches to help make this one unforgettable origin movie.  I also have to mention the movie soundtrack.....awesome!

I laughed, I cried (of course) and actually clapped when the credits were rolling.

Be patient and sit through the credits, as there is an "after credit".  There is a Guardian of the Galaxy 2 slated for a 2017 release, and I'm not sure I can wait that long!

I will be seeing this movie several more times, and know that it will entertain me over and over.

My advice - see this movie in the theater and in IMAX if possible.

I give Guardians of the Galaxy a 10 out of 10.

Guardians of the Galaxy Official Trailer #2 (2014)

Guardians of the Galaxy looks so ridiculously good.  I can't wait to see this movie.

Movie Review - Rush

GTuck - 

Somehow we didn't see Rush in the theaters, even though we had talked about going to see it.  Scheduling must not have worked out and now I'm mad at myself for not seeing it on the big screen.  Although the Blu-ray looked great and sounded great on my home theater setup, it would have been even better to see it out at the theater.

Rush is a movie about a great sport rivalry that I didn't know anything about.  Probably because it took place before I was born and mostly in Europe.  That may have something to do with it and the fact that F1 racing isn't popular in the United States, but wow, did I love this movie.  The rivalry between John Hunt and Niki Lauder took place during the 70's, but the main rivalry and excitement from the movie was in 1976.  It was for the Grand Prix cup and it's an amazing rivalry to watch.

The movie is intense, I didn't know how it was going to play out which made it that much better.  These drivers really do risk their lives every time they race and I didn't know if either driver was going to survive.  If you haven't seen this movie yet, make sure you rent it.  It's a great movie even if you aren't into car racing.  I will give Rush a 10 out of 10.

GurleeGirrl - 

Three words for you - SEE THIS MOVIE.  No joke, it's definately one of my favorites of this past year.  Although I've never been a huge fan of racing, the movie didn't bore me.  Racing is a small part of the movie, it's mainly about the rivalry of the two drivers, and the development of their "friendship".  Both Chris Hemsworth (aka Thor) and Daniel Bruhl were spot on in their likenesses to John Hunt and Niki Lauder.  The racing scenes were pretty incredible and of course, not knowing the outcome, I was always nervous anticipating a crash. The movie starts fast and never slows down.  I recommend you see this movie ASAP if you haven't already.  It's one I'll for sure watch over and over.  I just regret not seeing this movie in the theater.  I give Rush a 9 out of 10.

Game Review - Ryse: Son of Rome

Ryse:  Son of Rome was an Xbox One launch title.  I didn't pick up an Xbox One at launch, just got one recently for the Titanfall Beta.  Of course I bought it right at the wrong time, since I could have gotten Titanfall for free if I had waited, but that's not what this review is about, it's about me getting to play Ryse and I really liked this game.  It's a lot of fun and I was surprised since a lot of the reviews are kind of luke warm for the game.  It's not incredibly long, my Xbox tells me it took me 5 hours.  I don't know if that includes the cut scenes, it seemed longer than that.  I would guess around 6 to 6 and a half hours.  So, it's kind of short, but it's very fun.  Any longer and you would get bored of the button mashing.

I like all the Roman history/mythology stuff.  I don't know how accurate any of it is, but I enjoyed the story of Ryse.  I wanted to watch the cut scenes and see it all play out and I was happy with the ending.  I hope there is a sequel and they make it a little longer and vary the game play a little bit more.  I would buy it.

I played one multi-player match last night.  It's not for me, it's co-op and it's just more beating people up.  Maybe after a break and playing with someone I know it would be a lot more fun.  I'm sending the game back to Gamefly today, so I will most likely never play it again.

I really liked Ryse:  Son of Rome.  It's graphics are great, it's extremely violent and looks like a Next Generation game to me.  I will give Ryse:  Son of Rome an 8 out of 10.

Non-Stop

GTuck -

I don't know what I was expecting, I guess I was in a way expecting an entertaining movie.  What I got was a mess that was actually pretty boring.  I guess Liam Neeson can do some wrong, which I would have thought was impossible.  I really didn't like this movie, if you're thinking about seeing it in the theater I would advise to just skipping it.  The action is fine I guess, but even that is lacking.  The acting is serviceable I suppose Liam Neeson and Juliane Moore are good, some of the other actors kind of suck though; I'm not going to go through the effort to find their names.  The story doesn't even make sense and when they finally do reveal what is going on and why you don't really care.  Even the movie poster is stupid.  I give Non-Stop a 3 out of 10.

GurleeGirrl -

I was pretty excited to see this movie, as I love me some Liam Neeson (doesn't everyone???), but I am sad to say, that excitement was extinguished pretty early on in this movie.  I agree with GTuck, this story wasn't all that exciting, and to make it worse, there wasn't a whole lot of action.  There were a few moments where I was like "really, OMG that did not just use that cheesy as hell line", but they did.  In a movie like this, which is supposed to be a action thriller, there is no reason to use cheesy one liners that do not even fit.  Just wrong.  Overall, was it the worst movie I've seen? No.  Do I recommend you run out and see it? No.  This is for sure one you can catch on cable, when you've run out of anything else to watch.  I give Non-Stop a 3 out of 10.

Game Review - Forza 5

Since picking up my Xbox One almost two weeks ago, I have only purchased one game.  Forza 5 is the one I decided on, I've owned every other Forza so I figured why not.  I normally play for a while and then get frustrated and quit.  I've probably played this one the most of all of them in a much shorter period of time.  I'm hooked on it, it's really a lot of fun and the graphics are amazing.  It's the first time I've actually used the view from the driver's seat and stuck to it, this makes it a lot more fun.  I normally go out to the third "person" type view so you can see the whole car, maybe that's why I always sucked.  I'm a lot better from the inside the cockpit view.  I just wish it was easier/cheaper to get new cars.  I just want to try them all and that will take a very long time, unless you want to buy them with real money, which I refuse to do.  After watching the movie Rush, I really wanted James Hunt's car from the movie, but in real world money it would cost $20 to get it.  Or I save up in game currency for a real long time, either way I don't have the car.  I just want to try it.

I really love the BBC Top Gear integration as well.  It's fun to hear Jeremy Clarkson getting excited about the cars while explaining why it's in which class.  It got me excited enough to track down some BBC Top Gear episodes to watch, luckily there are like 17 seasons to choose from on Netflix.

The sound in the game is amazing, I hauled up my huge speakers from the basement.  GurleeGirrl isn't super happy with this, but it's really fun to crank it up and listen to all the different cars while you are racing.  It really adds to the experience.

I haven't played any races online yet, I want to get pretty good before I get my butt kicked in some multi-player, but I am looking forward to it.

I have many more hours to put into Forza 5 and I'm looking forward to them.  The cars control great, the tracks are fun, the driveatars put a different twist on it and challenging your friends is also fun.  I like to see that I'm beating my friends' times on my Friendslist.  If you are playing Forza 5, add me so we can compare times.  I'm G Tuck on Xbox Live.

I will give Forza 5 a 9 out of 10.

Gaming And Movies Podcast: Episode 3

Join GTuck and GurleeGirrl as they discuss Gaming And Movies.  This week we talk about cribbage, Forza, Ryse, Rush, The Lego Movie, Nebraska, About Last Night and more.

I apologize for the poor audio quality, I screwed up the mic settings, I will get it fixed for next week.

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Movie Review - About Last Night

GTuck - 

In order to see The Lego Movie, I also had to go see About Last Night with GurleeGirrl.  It was a deal that was worth it, I loved The Lego Movie.  I didn't love About Last Night as much.  It was fine, it was a romantic comedy.  Kevin Hart isn't really funny, the acting by the leading man is terrible and that pretty much wraps it up.  Kevin Hart is vulgar in a way that's not funny, it's not even shocking.  It's not funny, that's all there is to it.  However lots of people seem to think he's very funny, he's in every movie. The two main characters seem to be getting into their first serious relationships at 40.  Now these people would have a lot more baggage at this point.  Maybe they were supposed to be in their mid 30's?  I don't know, the whole movie is dumb. I just hope I don't ever have to see another Kevin Hart movie, even as far as romantic comedies go it's not really romantic or much of a comedy.  I would skip this one.  I give About Last Night a 3 out of 10.

GurleeGirrl - 

I had some high expectations coming into this movie.  The original was definitely a favorite of mine when I was younger.  I'm sure I've watched it at least 20 times.  It isn't a life altering movie, but it pulled at my heartstrings for some dumb reason.  Maybe it was the fact that Rob Lowe was in it (naked).  Or maybe it was that I loved James Belushi, maybe it was because I could listen to the horrible soundtrack over and over and never get sick of it, especially the Bob Seger song - Living Inside My Heart.  So this movie had to REALLY deliver in hopes of me liking it.

I will go so far as to say I liked it.  I found it surprisingly humorous, although GTuck didn't.  I think Kevin Hart and Regina Hall did a great job as loving/bickering couple Bernie and Joan.  They had me laughing quite a bit.  As far as Michael Ealy and Joy Bryant, I wasn't in love with them as the main character Danny and Debbie.  I think Michael Ealy was pretty emotionless in his role.  In other words, he's no Rob Lowe.

If you've seen the first, there are some minor differences between the two, which somehow was okay with me.  I wasn't thrilled that Chicago was recast to Los Angeles.  I liked the Midwest feel of the first film better - maybe because that's where I'm from.

Should you see it?  I'd say yes.  It's not one I think you should run right out to the theater and see, but if you are looking for a hour and a half of funny based on language/sex/lewd behavior, this movie is for you.  I give About Last Night a 7 out of 10.

Movie Review - The Lego Movie

GTuck -

Everything is awesome.  Got that out of the way, the song is stuck in my head and I don't hate it.  As a child of the 80's I played with plenty of Legos and mostly followed the instructions while assembling them.  I wasn't very creative, and I'm still not today.  This movie really spoke to me in many ways and I loved all the twists and turns and cameos along the way.  I don't want to spoil the big reveals for those of you that haven't seen it yet, but there were a few surprises that definitely put a smile on my face.  

I knew I was going to love The Lego Movie.  I love animation and it's almost as if I had assembled the cast for this movie myself.  Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks and Will Ferrell are the main characters.  The others in the cast I didn't know about, but I was happy to find them voicing characters.  Mainly Charlie Day, that's not a big spoiler, but I was happy that he showed up and I didn't know it was coming.  So, this cast is really made for me.  I would have Chris Pratt, Will Arnett and Charlie Day in pretty much every movie though and it would be awesome.  There are some really great one liners in this movie that you will want to hear again, a lot are in the trailer, but most of them aren't.  The trailer doesn't spoil everything, which is very nice.  I really loved the story and am very happy with the ending and how it all plays out.  

If you have kids or were a kid of the 80's, I highly recommend seeing this movie.  It really is done very well, has a great theme and is a great feel good movie.  The voice acting is top notch and very well cast.  I will be buying the Blu-ray the day it comes out.  I can't wait to see The Lego Movie again.  I will give The Lego Movie a 9 out of 10.

GurleeGirrl - 

I was not as excited to see this movie as GTuck was.  It's not that I hate Legos, or kid movies (I normally LOVE them), I just wasn't sure what to expect.  Let's start by saying the voice cast is incredible.  From Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell and on each of them had the ability to make these characters really come to life.  There were so many one liners that whether you are an adult or child, you couldn't help but laugh out loud.  I found myself laughing a lot during this movie (mostly due to the awesome lines delivered by Will Arnett as Batman). 

Every great movie has a lesson to be learned, and this one doesn't fail you there.  As a parent, we sometimes forget that kids should be able to express their creativity and we should encourage them to be unique.  I'm very guilty of saying "this is how you do it" or "shouldn't you have done this?".  It's crazy that I basically learned a life lesson from The Lego Movie, and that I definitely need to chill out some.

This movie (like many other animated movies), is written with the adult viewer in mind, more so than children, although where the dialogue is lost on them, it makes up for it in action packed Lego building sequences.  

I'm not sure if seeing the movie in 3D added anything to my overall experience, so I would say you can save the extra money.  If you are looking for a fun, family-friendly activity - this is the movie to fill a Saturday or Sunday afternoon.  I think the length is good, and that kids over 3 will have no problem following along.

I give The Lego Movie a 8 out of 10.

Movie Review - Enemy

GTuck - 

When I first saw the trailer for Enemy I was very intrigued, thought it would be a great thriller.  It's directed by the same guy that did Prisoners and also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, seems pretty can't lose to me.  The movie is very artsy, maybe just for the sake of being artsy with an annoying sepia filter on the camera at all times.  Shot with certain lighting and at certain times of day to get that "look".  Meh, it doesn't impress me and the story overall is very weird and creepy.  I didn't enjoy it a lot, but I have it for 7 more days on my DVR, so I have that going for me.  This is available to watch as an early release on DirecTV for $12.99.  I suggest that you save your money, it's really not worth it.  Unless you are really into that artsy movie that doesn't make a ton of sense.  Jake Gyllenhaal does a fine job acting in the movie, I don't have any problems with the acting by anybody in the flick.  It's just the story that doesn't do it for me, and the sake of being artsy for the sake of being artsy.  I will give Enemy a 5 out of 10.

GurleeGirrl - 

I really don't even know what to say about this movie, except I wasn't happy about this movie at any time, beginning to end.  It started super weird and ended even weirder.  I agree with GTuck that the acting was fine, it was the storyline that had me wondering WTF.  I was never able to sit back, relax and enjoy the movie.  It was just plain weird.  Too weird for me.  I'm still trying to figure out how the heck it has a 90% Critics Rating on Rotten Tomatoes.  My advice, save your money.  Not even sure if this is worthy of a Redbox rental.  If you are flipping channels on HBO one day and it's on, it's safe to pass it up!  I give Enemy a 3 out of 10.

Gaming And Movies Podcast: Episode 2

Episode 2 of our podcast, we discuss some games:  Titanfall, Ryse, Forza.  We also talk about the movie Enemy and The Guardians of the Galaxy trailer.  We also discuss bowling and GurleeGirrl's fear/love of beef jerky.

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Game Review - Papa Pear Saga

GTuck-

Papa Pear Saga is just a Peggle clone. If you've played Peggle by Popcap Games, then you've already played Papa Pear Saga. I like Peggle enough, but not enough to really get into a game with a bunch of micro-transactions in the free to play format of Papa Pear Saga, I didn't play it that long before giving up on it.  I will give Papa Pear Saga a 3 out of 10.

GurleeGirrl -

It's really hard for me to write a review for this game.  It's not that I hate this game, it's that I just don't have much of an opinion on it.  It's a time killer, but not one that sucks me in and keeps me coming back.  I've probably played maybe 12 games this week, and 9 of them were the day I downloaded it.  I've never played Peggle, so it's not that I'm feeling I've played it before.  It's just not the type of game that sucks me in.  I really like games where you play against others, and this isn't that type of game.  I guess I'm not big on having to "purchase" add ons either.  Not gonna happen in my world.  I also hate "asking Friends" for lives.  So, will I keep this game on my phone?  Probably, I might need a game to play on a car ride, or while sitting in a doctor's office, etc.  But will I play it daily/weekly. No.  I give Papa Pear Saga a 4 out of 10.

Game Review: Titanfall Beta

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard about Titanfall and most likely the Titanfall beta that was available for Xbox One and PC.

I'm not sure if it's proper etiquette to review a beta, but I'm going to do it anyway.  I'm pretty sure I love Titanfall, it's the perfect combination of Call of Duty and Halo and something new.  There are AI characters to kill, giant Mech's.  I can't think of what else you could possibly need, you want a jet pack?  You got it, you want to run along the walls, you can do that too.  The graphics are great, but it doesn't blow me away or anything.  I would say Killzone on the PS4 still looks better than this one, but the graphics aren't going to hold it back.  It's all about the game play and the game play is fantastic.  I love running along walls, jet packing to the tops of buildings and controlling my Titan.  This game has it all, and I feel that I would have no need to play Call of Duty or Battlefield once this game comes out.  I'm not going to go crazy and say I will pre-order it, but I will probably buy it digitally the day it comes out.  I see myself playing this for the next year and when I'm done playing it, it will be worthless anyway.  Might as well buy it digitally for the convenience. These are just my impressions on playing the couple of maps in the beta and the few game modes that were available.  I really did have fun playing it and I think Titanfall will sell some Xbox One's for sure.  I will give the Titanfall beta a 9 out of 10.

World Premiere of First Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer

GTuck -

We haven't posted a movie trailer yet, but this one has me all sorts of excited.  So much so that I already ordered a Guardians of the Galaxy trade paperback for my iPad to read as I know nothing about this comic.  Maybe it's Chris Pratt that sells this, as I do really like him on Parks and Rec.  If you haven't watched the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer, check it out below.

GurleeGirrl - All I can say is WOW!  CAN. NOT. WAIT!!!!!

Movie Review - RoboCop

GTuck - 

We saw the new RoboCop movie over the weekend in IMAX and it's a pretty good movie.  I was never bored and the story goes along quite nicely.  I just wish there was more of him scanning crowds of people and finding bad guys, or out solving more crimes before it gets into the meat of the story.  All the acting is pretty good, and it's nice to have the Detroit setting even though they didn't actually shoot it here.  The Red Wings stuff and a Made in Detroit sticker were nice to see either way.  If you're a fan of the original RoboCop you will enjoy this one as well, the suit and CG in this movie are of course much improved.  There are some pretty great scenes of what was left of him without his suit on.  I will give RoboCop a 7 out of 10.

GurleeGirrl -

Of all the movies out this week, I was most looking forward to RoboCop.  I really enjoyed the original and was hopeful that the new would be just as good.  I was not disappointed.  The story was told well, the CG was pretty amazing and even the acting, for an action-type film, was top notch.  I am a Gary Oldman fan (since he was Dracula), and thought he did a standout job in this movie.  I can't really place if I've seen Joel Kinnaman in anything else, but I will say he pulled off "both" of his characters.  Although the interaction with his family is very small in the beginning, I felt the connection, which is weird.  There was a very touching scene between RoboCop and his son, and I thought it was well done.

I agree with GTuck that we could have seen a little more of him doing some "crime fighting", but they really concentrated on the development of RoboCop, from man to machine.

I really like seeing this type of movie in the theater, to get the most bang out of it.  So if it's on your radar, be sure to check it out soon.  I will give RoboCop an 8 out of 10.

Movie Review - Justice League: War

I'm going to be on my own for the review of Justice League: War, she doesn't take these awesome animated DC movies seriously.  I love them, and I can't get enough of them.  I hope they keep making them, and I look forward to whatever comes next.

I watched the Blu-ray and the quality is fantastic, great animation and sound.  The story is fine, Darkseid and a bunch of aliens are taking over the earth.  Typical, but great.  This movie is based off the New 52 versions of the Justice League.  I have not read any of these comics, but I like the way the characters are portrayed in this version.  Green Lantern is more of the smart ass of the group instead of Flash, which is fine; especially since the voice actor is Justin Kirk who I really like from when he was on Weeds.  There is even an origin story for Cyborg in this movie, which I've never seen before and I enjoyed a lot.  Superman and Wonder Woman are kind of immature, which is weird and Batman even smiles at one point, also weird.  If you are into the DC Animated Movies definitely check this one out.  It is rated PG-13 so if you have young kids I would probably skip it.  These movies really aren't for 10 and under kids, lots of violence and bad language.  I will give Justice League:  War an 8 out of 10.

Gaming and Movies Podcast: Episode 1

Episode 1 of our podcast.  We discuss GurleeGirrl's son's birthday party, GTuck's Xbox One purchase, Titanfall, RoboCop and more.  Also, listen to the podcast to find out how to win a copy of The Last of Us.  Subscribe on iTunes or Podomatic, links are below.

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Game Review - Threes!

GTuck -

Threes! is a pretty simple indie game for the iPhone and iPad, well the concept is simple.  Doing well and getting a high score is not however simple, at least for me.  Basically you want to make threes and multiples of threes and get the highest score possible.  There is a nice tutorial at the beginning of the game that explains it all, and I'm pretty sure I got it right away.

I really have a love/hate relationship with this game.  I like to play it, I get frustrated quickly however.  My high score is only in the 3,000 point range and I was pretty happy with that.  I want to get better though, I haven't found any great tips anywhere yet.  If you have any, please let me know.  Don't let GurleeGirrl know though, I want to be better than her.

I always work myself into a jam, I have no discipline in this game.  I need to just keep working to a corner I think and not move out of it.  Keep working the high numbers to the corner and build it up, that's how I've gotten my higher scores.

What is your high score on Threes!  I'm sure it's higher than mine, that's not that difficult to do I'm sure.

After all that, and even though I'm terrible at it I'm going to give Threes! a 9 out of 10.

GurleeGirrl -

I, like GTuck, have a love/hate relationship with this game.  I mean come on, it's not a hard game, I can do simple addition, however, where this game is challenging, is paying attention to your next "card":

You can really jam yourself by letting all your ones or twos stack up against each other.  So paying attention to that card is important.

As far as is this game fun?  It is!!! I get sooooooooooooooooooooo frustrated, because in my head I know that I should be so good at it.  I'm not.  I mean it only took our friend Jenny Jenny 10 minutes to beat my high score.  I noticed that GTuck is even beating me now.  That just means I need to start playing some more, like right now!

Main thing I love about this game, is that you are not playing a game against anyone.  It's played at your own pace, and you can play as many games as you want.  There is no restrictions.

Funny thing is - I thought a 3,000 was a good score, until I seen the leader boards - people have scored 99,999,998 points in this game?!?!?!?! Seriously? I mean, I'm not a genius, but when 90% of my games are under 500 points, there must be something wrong with me.  I'm scatter brained for sure - we all know that, but this game shouldn't be that hard.  I will dominate both Jenny Jenny and GTuck soon.  Mark. My. Words.

I'm going to give Threes! a 9 out of 10 - because even after a week - it's still fun as hell.

The game is on sale right now on iTunes for $1.99 and seems to only be available on iOS so far.  Official Threes! website:  link  Threes! is definitely worth $2, check it out.

Nintendo News

Join us on 2/13 at 2pm PT/5pm ET for a #NintendoDirectNA focusing on #WiiU & #3DS games coming by the end of spring http://t.co/lrJXxgtwkx
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 12, 2014

In the tweet above Nintendo announced a new Nintendo Direct for tomorrow where the focus will be on Wii U and 3DS games launching by the end of spring.  Nintendo

I'm hoping there are other announcements as well.  We know Donkey Kong Country Returns:  Tropical Freeze and Mario Kart 8 are supposed to come out this spring.  I hope they also announce some games for later in the year, like make a Zelda or Metroid?  Highly unlikely, but it would sure be nice.

Hardware Review - PlayStation Gold Wireless Stereo Headset

I've never owned a gaming headset before, so I don't really have anything to compare to.  I haven't even
really ever owned a very good pair of headphones, but I think that has changed.  I really like these headphones, and the way they fit on my head.  Hooking it up to your PS4 couldn't be easier, all you have to do is plug in the included USB dongle and turn them on and you're good to go.  There is a Headset Companion App and I will get to that towards the end of the review.  I took some terrible pictures of my screen, apparently you can't use the share button on that app, I guess you wouldn't really need to ever.

I think the sound is very good and I'm hearing more details in the game that I never heard before.  I played some Assassins Creed IV and Need for Speed and both sound so much better with this headset, and I have a nice stereo and surround sound speakers.  There are less distracting sounds going on when I'm wearing these headphones.  I can't hear the furnace, refrigerator, car doors closing or any other random sounds going on;  just the game.  That feature alone is great to me and I think I will continue to use this headset while gaming.  I charged them for about an hour and then gave them a go for a couple of hours.  I played the above games and watched a little bit of Veronica Mars with them and they sounded great for that as well.  Yes, I'm watching Veronica Mars; I never watched it when it was on and now we are trying to catch up just in case we want to watch the movie when it comes out.  I'm about 7 episodes deep so far and enjoying it.

I only tested the mic by sending a voice message and listening back to it.  It sounded pretty darn good to me, and without there being a boom mic, there is less to end up breaking.  They also fold up nicely for travel in the included travel pouch.

Now, more about the headphones themselves.  I think the build quality is solid. They are comfortable and sound well.  What more can you ask for?  I guess more bass, and that's where they do lack a little, but overall I still think the sound is great.  I haven't tested it with my PS3 yet, but I assume it will work as well as on the PS4.  I did however test them via the included cable and hooking them up to my iPhone.  I listened to some Eminem and Lucky Boys Confusion, my two go to music choices, and both sounded a lot better on the PlayStation Gold headset than any headphones or ear buds I currently already own.

They headphones come with a micro USB cable for charging, but I never opened that one, just used my phone's charger, and I will probably stick with that plan.  There are rocker buttons for volume, chat, sound and mute.  There is also a slider button that turns the headphones on.  Setting 1 is just the default settings and Setting 2 has more bass by default and can be customized using the Headset Companion App below:

The Headset Companion App is available in the PlayStation Store right now and it has a bunch of different presets you can chose depending on what type of game you are playing, or for watching a movie, or even for different types of music that you are listening to.  You need to connect your headset via USB to get these presets to upload though, unless you can do it wirelessly and I couldn't figure it out?  I didn't look at any of the instructions that are included with the headset.

I picked my headset up at Best Buy and it looks like Amazon is shipping them now as well, however  Amazon currently requires an extra 1-2 days to process.

Overall I'm very impressed with this headset.  $99 isn't super cheap, but for a headset that sounds good, fits nicely, has a built in mic and is actually pretty comfortable, I think it's a pretty good deal.  I will give the PlayStation Gold Wireless Stereo Headset a 9 out of 10.