Video games Archives - Breaking it all Down

Posted on February 27, 2026February 14, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 198: Old Teacher

I help Tomes & Dion reconcile.

Posted on February 26, 2026February 14, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 197: House of Pain

Last episode wasn’t the only experiment Waloed was doing on Bearers.

Posted on February 25, 2026February 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Vlog: Selling Stocks Because Of Genie AI Is Dumb

A bunch of dumbasses sold their shares of Unity, Nintendo, CD Projekt, and other video game companies because Google made a really dumb LLM project that makes a space you can walk around in – and it started living rent-free in my brain. I get into why, if you sold, you proved you don’t understand the market, and are probably bad at being a human being.

VideoGameChronicle’s article on the story: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/numerous-video-game-company-share-prices-dropped-following-googles-project-genie-ai-rollout/

‘Solecism’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Posted on February 24, 2026February 14, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 196: Disposable Bearers

I encounter one of the nasty projects Waloed was using Bearers for.

Posted on February 23, 2026February 14, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 195: Errand List

I Hoover up a bunch of side quests.

Music:
“Land of Eikons/Away (Overture)”
Scored by Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu

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Posted on February 20, 2026January 4, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 194: People’s History of Bearers

I have to find a banned book about the true history of Bearers.

Music:
“Land of Eikons/Away (Overture)”
Scored by Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu

Posted on February 19, 2026January 4, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 193: God-Slayer Sword

I get the material I need to forge the Gotterdammerung.

Music:
“Land of Eikons/Away (Overture)”
Scored by Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu

Posted on February 17, 2026January 4, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 192: More Self-Aware Than Most

It turns out the Duke has more self-awareness than other characters in his position.

Music:
“Land of Eikons/Away (Overture)”
Scored by Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu

Posted on February 16, 2026January 4, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 191: Mutual Aid

I head to Eastside to help them straighten things out.

Music:
“Land of Eikons/Away (Overture)”
Scored by Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu

Posted on February 13, 2026January 4, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 190: Childhood Refuge

I take on a side quest for Torgal.

Music:
“Land of Eikons/Away (Overture)”
Scored by Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu

Posted on February 12, 2026January 4, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 189: Now What?

We take stock and try to prepare for the final fight.

Music:
“Land of Eikons/Away (Overture)”
Scored by Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu

Posted on February 11, 2026January 23, 2026 by Alexander Case

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 142

I’m, at long last, back, with the September of 1998 issue, and a handful of N64 games.

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Posted on February 10, 2026January 4, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 188: The Final Dungeon Appears

The title is fairly self-explanatory.

Music:
“Land of Eikons/Away (Overture)”
Scored by Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu

Posted on February 9, 2026January 4, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 187: Attack & Dethrone God (1st Attempt)

Time for a boss fight against Ultima.

Posted on February 6, 2026January 4, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 186: God Is A Dick

We learn about Ultima’s involvement in the world’s creation.

Posted on February 5, 2026December 21, 2025 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 185: Storming the Castle

Now we have to storm the castle.

Posted on February 3, 2026December 21, 2025 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 184: Gatehouse

Next, we have to storm the gatehouse.

Posted on February 2, 2026December 21, 2025 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 183: Behemoth Battle

We have to get past a Behemoth.

Posted on February 1, 2026January 30, 2026 by Alexander Case

Minor Tweaks I’d Make To Final Fantasy XIV’s Starting Job Lineup

Lately, I’ve been putting some real thought into the selection of starting jobs in Final Fantasy XIV, what cities they’re connected to, and what the flavor of those cities is. In particular, I think, were I able to do so, I’d make a few changes.

Posted on January 30, 2026December 21, 2025 by Alexander Case