Alright, so admittedly I haven’t delved much into the single player campaign, and although I haven’t really gotten into the depth of this amazing series, I can at least give my current opinion on it. Mass Effect is a game similar to others like Dragon Age, in which the choices you make determine the outcome of the game. I can call it similar to Silent Hill in that there are always multiple endings depending on the path you chose during the story (such as Paragon or Renegade, which are essentially good and evil respectively). You play as Commander Shepard on the default, with the ability to change your characters looks and background with a few simple choices (or import your character directly from an ME2 file). Essentially the choices you make determine the outcome of the game and the fate of the universe etc, just like many other games of this genre. Read more to see my in-depth review of Mass Effect 3. Continue Reading »
Sometimes movies need to be cut for the final release because of time constraints or test screens. But this cut can certainly leave out a lot of plot points that are key to the film’s consistency and flow. Unreality has compiled a list of Directors Cut’s [Versions of the movies that have been recompiled by the vision of the director] that fix what were once thought of as broken and incoherent movies. Maybe you’ll think twice before you say, “”Check out the link below.
I patrolling some of my favorite online forums and this had a topic dedicated to itself entirely. With 50+ posts within a day, there was sure a good reason the title was, ‘mother of god’. This image is pretty much the ultimate gamer den. Being a 90s child, I can identify with probably 14 out of the 24 consoles here, but some of them just seriously escape me. Some of them even look like different versions of the same game console with slightly different designs. Regardless, this is quite the collection this mystery person has collected and I’m sure one day it’ll be worth tons of mullah…if it isn’t already…
The day has come when the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto, the man who brought us the Legend of Zelda and Mario series, wants to work on an FPS. In a strange turn of events, Miyamoto has stated to others that he wishes to work on a project a little more Doom or Call of Duty oriented, but he lacks the time to do so. I’m not quite sure how the people would react to such a thing, but I’m fairly certain that it would be an interesting game nonetheless. Check it all out in the article below and tell us what you think!
*Apologies for the lack of editing on this article, wordpress doesn’t like me right now!
Resevoir Dogs had a simply unforgettable cast. Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth to simply name a few. All unforgettable faces in an already unforgettable movie. But with all single-sex casts, it’s not uncommon to think about their opposite sex counter parts. There already are a large number of strong women in Quentin Tarantino films that could easily be doubled over to one of his earlier classics, but check out the full opinion of Charisse and her blog. I don’t particularly agree with all of them [someone truly crazy has to play Mr. Blonde, Angelina Jolie and Noomi Repace couldn’t do it in my opinion], but she hits the nail on the head with choosing people like Melanie Laurent and Katherine Keener.
This is very similar to the Johnny Depp image I posted a week or two ago where his face is meshed into different roles. What he have here is something slightly different, where we combine three of the most significant movie villains into one image. It seems these three unforgettable characters all pose in the same, ‘I’ll rip out your own intestines and feed it to you’ type of death stare. Regardless, maybe it’s more than enough reason to persuade you to watch all three of these movies again. [For those who don’t know: it’s Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange, The Joker from The Dark Knight, and Tyler Durden from Fight Club]. May these psychos find each other soon and plot to dominate the world.
Here’s your ’90s cartoon dreams crushed’ image of the day. Taken as one of the popular rage comics memes, the collective internet has essentially put the idea that Marge Simpson and Carl Carlson have essentially done the dirty deed and out popped Gerald Johanssen. It isn’t clear how he ended up a Johanssen or in a seemingly New York suburb so far from Springfield, but I’m sure the fan fiction is along the lines of: Marge and Carl met up and had an illegitimate child and then selling it for money, or something like that. Regardless, the image is almost too uncanny…That hair is simply far too distinct to ignore where it genetically and rightfully comes from.
With Breaking Bad just around the corner, it’s more than ready to start getting ready for it. I legitimately had to say last year’s season of Breaking Bad simply was the best show of the year, that saying even though I’m a hardcore Game of Thrones fan. It’s gritty, exciting, violent, and so emotional, that no amount [well maybe some amount] of dragons could beat the legendary game of cat and mouse between Gus and Walter. So in that honor, I’ve compiled a gallery of Deviant Art’s finest in honor of Walter White. In all honesty, there is a lot of Jessie Pinkman, so it might as well be the combination of the two. Breaking Bad’s final season part 1 begins July 15, 2012 on AMC.
Community is a show for geeks. No, not in the same way Big Bang Theory is for geeks, where obvious and overplayed stereotypes are the jokes [my dislike for CBS knows no bounds], but in a clever, cool-geek-chic type of way. They do parodies of gangster films, had an entire episode dedicated to being a video game, and constantly refer to tons of movie and other television culture. Here’s a list of some of the more geekier moments.
Well just how absolutely punny is this!?!? I’m sure most of you are familiar with the Christmas song: Walking in a Winter Wonderland. Mix it up with some celebrity pop culture and here you have Christopher Walken in a winter setting giving off the essence of a wonderland. Consequently, I recently opened up his IMDB to check out what he’s been in lately and apparently the man is still very busy. Not in anything I’ve seen recently, but still at least he’s still doing his goofy voice and walk. I’m doing his goofy voice as we speak. Maybe I’ll share that imitation with you all one day…
As stated above, a landlord’s 11 year old boy stole over three grand from one of the tenants living in his building in order for him to use the money for in-game gear for multiple online games. The boy’s excuse was that his allowance was not enough to allow him to purchase said gear, but after seeing the tenant in question place money under her bed, he decided that it was okay for him to ‘borrow’ it. Now, I’m not certain how the jurisdiction and law works in China, but I’m fairly certain that this lady won’t be able to get anything back from those companies due to their user agreements and non-negotiable payment options. Hopefully she’ll be able to recoup some of the stolen cash, but it looks unlikely.
At the urge of many of our readers here on Banana Feed, I’ve taken the time and effort to catch up on 3 seasons of Modern Family. Luckily it fell into my rule of ‘anything past 4 seasons might be too much of an undertaking’, so I guiltlessly spent entire weekends powering through nearly 75 episodes following the Dunphy,s Pritchetts, and Tuckers. I admit, I was wrong to call this show overrated, but not necessarily for the reasons you might think. Phil Dunphy and Cam Tucker lead in terms of the show’s strong comedic roots, the every household story lines can apply to most families in America, and the curvascious Sofia Vergara all make this show definitely worth the watch. While undoubtedly being one of the best comedies on television, but it’s not without flaws: predictability, repetition, and cheesy wrap up moments plague the series, but the surprisingly smart writing and delivery more than make up for it…most of the time.
As many of you already know, LEGO has a knack for turning very serious movies into amazing gaming experiences, from LEGO Star Wars to LEGO Batman, and here’s a little extra from Team Hourglass that you wish you’d be able to get your hands on: LEGO Inception. A very well done and interesting take on the humor of creating a LEGO game based on a more serious movie. Inception as a film was amazing and unparalleled by anything similar during its box office release. LEGO Inception may just be the niche game we need to both indulge ourselves further into the world and get a few cheap laughs from it. Unfortunately it won’t ever be coming out, but it’s nice to see the producer’s effort and dedication come to fruition.
Banana Scoop has taken a major blow since its major change. By changing our domain name, we lost a lot of the incoming traffic we usually get, simply because many of our articles and image sources are no longer directed to our website. So it’s been very disappointing to be only be getting less than a tenth than what we usually be getting in terms of page views, after we’ve worked so hard to get to how far we’ve come. But I’m not letting it discourage me. Banana Scoop will be continuing as normal with it’s 4 post a day format and weekend treats. And maybe we can return to our former glory and perhaps surpass it.
But enough of that, let’s celebrate some honors I’ve received in the past while. Apparently there seems to be a chain award ceremony running around regarding ‘versatile bloggers’, as of late, I’ve received two award nominations from fellow bloggers, the first from Random and UnNewsworthy and On Life and Stuff. I would like to say thanks to both very generous bloggers.
The next idea is to also nominate 15 other bloggers for the same reward. Now I won’t exactly be calling upon 15 other bloggers, but I’ll definitely link several of my favorites. These followers have been with me forever and I’m glad to promote them.
On Life and Stuff – Linked above, On Life and Stuff has been one of the longest supporters of this blog. She’s a loving mother who has fantastic taste in movies, books, and television.
Discoveries of Past and Present – Finding profound things in philosophy, film, television, and culture, one of my longtime friends wished to find a creative outlet and founded this blog as a solid form of escapism.
Remote Access – George has an excellent taste in movies. He’s bold enough, given his young age, to dive into films as old as decades old. He reviews a very large spectrum of movies with excellent insight.
Two Dollar Cinema – M. Brown combines his very distinct sense of humor with a large spectrum of review of movies new and old. He’s one of my favorite bloggers outside of WordPress circle.
Well, it’s about time I get to continue preparing for the rest of this week’s articles. Everyone take care!
I’ve soon learned that Weekend Funnies are a temporary vacation from you real life, as you get stuck in a world where life doesn’t suck so much. A world where anonymity is power that allows you to be racist, sexist, judgmental, or all of the above for a few quick minutes and then you can return to whoever you were before. So take this time and enjoy these 24 images are your escape from your likely hellish life. And if your offended with one image, always remember that if EVERYONE finds it funny, it probably truly isn’t.
Ladies and gentlemen, there are several reasons why I’ve gathered you all here today. I’ve started this website a long time ago when it was only a Tumblr page, Banana Post, that was originally dedicated to being a creative outlet for my writing. As I started writing less and posting more about videos and images, I began to get upset with the limited options available to Tumblr. So I decided to make this WordPress, Banana Feed [Post was taken] as a means of giving myself more creative freedom. Since then, I’ve weathered the harsh critique and disappointing obstacles most bloggers face: low views, consistent spam, meaningless hours spent on something no one is reading, etc, etc. As this website finally gathered strength [Banana Feed has recently been averaging 750 page loads a day and nearly about 500 unique viewers a day] nearly a year later, and dedicating at minimum 6-8 hours a week writing articles, compiling galleries, and drawing comics and illustrations, I realized that it was time to make another step forward and buy the domain name.
Seeing as how BananaFeed.com was taken and I didn’t want to go through the bureaucratic obstacle course into getting the name, I’ve decided that a close synonym to Feed, Scoop would serve good enough to fill in the shoes. So as we evolve one more step, I ask all of my readers to move along with me and support my most recent endeavor in spending $18 for a year’s worth of Banana Scoop. Over the next few days, I’ll be integrating banners, images, and other things so there isn’t a lack of consistency. I’m also trying to add/integrate some new features like next buttons for our super long articles and an ‘About Us’ page, so stay in touch with the new upgrades coming soon. But enough of that, I’m off to go celebrate!
I absolutely love gag reels. Gag reels show actors how they break character on all the hilarious lines that make it into the final. As I watch these clips, I try to not break character myself and not laugh, because I find that if I do, it’s much more gratifying. So I’ve compiled here some of my favorite gag reels from one of the best comedies on air: It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia. A college age and above appropriate comedy centers around 5 selfish adults and how far they’ll go to get what they want. I can’t possibly explain to you how much I love this show in this gag reel compilation, so I’m targeting the already It’s Always Sunny Fans to watch the gag reels from seasons 2-6 I’ve compiled below.
So, for those of you gamers out there who enjoy seeing things with a major graphic overhaul, or just enjoy really nice aesthetics to games, have I got news for you. The new Unreal game engine is not only licensed to the people who make the engine this time around. Unreal Engine 4 is licensed to a lot of large major contributors to the video game scene just like BioWare made use of UE3. I’ll let you guys check out the article below for the gritty details, but rest assured the changes are astounding, and I for one cannot wait for it to be implemented in the next generation of amazing games.
Last week, I got Batman: Arkham City – Game of the Year Edition. I had bought Arkham Asylum earlier this year for a super discounted price, and I completely enjoyed it. Taking down foes with your advanced tool belt and unmatched combat skills is one thing, but being the Batman at the same time where you take down infamous criminals from the Batman universe makes this even better. So when Arkham City was released, it immediately gathered attention for potentially being one of the best games of the year and eventually did by many credible sources. I was going to buy it a couple of months after it was released, but when I caught wind of this version with all the DLC and an included extra DLC would be released in late May, I simply had to get my hands on it.
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