Listmas 2025: Kingdom Hearts World Ranking

One of my favorite game series of all time is Kingdom Hearts, a mashup of Disney and Final Fantasy that is surprisingly deep and works far better than you’d expect.  With memorable characters and lore that rivals that of Five Nights at Freddy’s, the first two numbered games of the series in particular will always…

Listmas 2024: The Duck’s Favorite Teammates

RPGs are typically known for their grand stories and complex characters.  Alongside turn-based fighting where allies and foes alike take turns slapping each other silly.  Ahem, considering these kinds of games usually give us a wide array of characters that we can choose to travel alongside us, we thought it would be a good idea…

Final Fantasy Remake Director Very Confident in Part 3

The remake series for Final Fantasy VII has, by most accounts, been progressing quite smoothly. It’s been a many, many years long endeavor at this point, but the results have in fact been quite good up until now. It’s even more encouraging to see each entry get better, with Rebirth being quite superior to Remake….

DLC Officially Announced for Final Fantasy XVI

Those hoping for more to do in the world of Final Fantasy XVI are in luck! Recently, producer Naoki Yoshida announced that Final Fantasy XVI is indeed getting some DLC in the future. I absolutely loved Final Fantasy XVI (shortcomings aside), so I se this as an absolute win regardless of what kind of DLC…

When Top-Tier Rewards Don’t Feel Top-Tier

As my gaming time has naturally reduced over the years, I’ve found myself having to be a bit more careful about how I bother going for the penultimate rewards for sidequests and such. This is purely anecdotal, but it still seems to me that it’s often not worth it to go for the best weapon,…

There’s Always Gotta Be Something

I’m not usually one to rag on people for complaining when it comes to video games. I mean, no game is perfect; even games many people consider masterpieces have their detractors, and I myself don’t really care for a lot of the super popular titles out there. There’s also something to be said for making…

Final Fantasy XVI is Getting a Day 1 Update

Sqaure Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy XVI is indeed getting a day one update when it launches on 6/22. This likely isn’t going to come as a surprise to anyone considering that launch day updates have been standard practice practically since the launch of the PS4, yet there is something about this one that…

Final Fantasy XVI’s Monster Clashes Look Awesome!

Square Enix just put out a new short trailer for Final Fantasy XVI today showing off some of the Eikon battles players will get to take on. I guess it’s technically called a “Summon Beast” battle at the moment, but it still looks pretty cool. Check it out!

The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Series is coming to PS4, Switch

The reworked versions of the first six Final Fantasy games, which have long been available for iOS, Android, and PC, will finally me coming to at least two consoles once spring rolls around next year. This means fans based on the PS4 or Switch will finally be able to enjoy the newer versions without having…

Listmas 2022: The Duck’s Coziest Fireplaces

There are few things more relaxing than curling up under a warm blanket by the dancing glow of a fireplace, hot cocoa in hand, while snow piles up outside.  And of course, my favorite thing to do while relaxing in such a fashion is to play video games.  But if I could be transported to…