Ratchet & Clank is a series known for its wacky weapons and gadgets, which is appropriately paired with some equally silly characters. It wasn’t until the third game, Up Your Arsenal, however, that we were introduced to the perfect villain for such a ridiculous franchise, the outrageously goofy Dr. Nefarious, an organic turned robot who…
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Listmas 2021: The Duck’s Funniest Games
During last year’s Listmas, we spent a week discussing our favorite comedic gaming moments. This year, for the Duck’s free choice, I thought it would be fun to list some of the funniest games, in general, that I’ve ever played. After all, who doesn’t want to end the holiday season with some good cheer? As…
Listmas 2021: The Duck’s Favorite Gaming Mascots
This week’s Listmas theme covers mascot characters, those characters that are so darn iconic that they actually represent an entire company or franchise. Today’s post shall cover the Duck’s favorite examples of mascot characters in gaming, in no particular order.
Ratchet & Clank: Life of Pie Animated Short
Just a few days ago, completely without warning, a 23-minute Ratchet & Clank short aired on Crave, a streaming service in Canada. Created by the same company who made the 2016 movie, Mainframe Studios, it follows Ratchet and Clank as they stop Dr. Nefarious’ newest scheme, which involves a gun called a Portalizer that can…
Listmas 2020: The Duck’s Top 6 Favorite Bonus Content
With Christmas almost upon us, it might be nice to list some of our favorite gaming “gifts”, extra bonus content that the game developers didn’t have to include, but did anyway. From bonus worlds to cut content to a secret island, this post discusses the Duck’s personal favorite bonuses found in video games!
Listmas 2020: Top 5 Characters with Bad First Impressions
They say that “first impressions are everything”. And in the real world, that can often be the case. Because who wants to hang out with someone who acted like a huge creep the first time you met them? Well, video games are a bit different because you may be forced to see a character you…
Top 4 Worst Challenges in Spyro: Year of the Dragon
I’ve already discussed the top six worst challenges in Spyro 2, so it would only be fair if I complained a bit about the more aggravating parts of Spyro: Year of the Dragon. Though I only have four items in this list, two of them are a doozy. As before, I’m only counting challenges that…
Spyro: Year of the Dragon Review
At last, I have completed the entire Spyro Reignited Trilogy with 100% in every game, including trophies and skill points. That means it’s time to finally review the third and final game in the trilogy, Year of the Dragon…and provide just a little overview of my general experience with everyone’s favorite purple dragon.
Listmas 2019: The Duck’s 6 Favorite Mini Games
For our final week of Listmas 2019, we decided to write about anything we felt like. Ironically enough, the Duck usually doesn’t enjoy mini games. In fact, I often resent it when a game makes me play them in order to progress or to obtain an item I need for 100%. However, having recently enjoyed…
Listmas 2019: The Duck’s Favorite Games to Play Around Christmastime
This week, we’re covering the games we enjoy playing around Christmastime, whether it be alone or with others. I must confess that I don’t have many games that I would specifically play around Christmas, so I’m instead going to largely focus on games that I have played around Christmas (regardless of how much fun was…
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