Gary Butterfield
Co-Host of Watch Out for Fireballs!
Gary Butterfield is an author, musician, and the host of Check It Out, Comrade!, Bonfireside Chat, Watch Out for Fireballs!, and others. Buy his book, Souls of Darkness.
Gary Butterfield has hosted 491 Episodes.
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323: Heat Signature
Episode | July 15th, 2021 | 1 hr 42 mins
Thank you I See Spiders!
We all know defenestrating is one of the coolest things you can do in video games. But what if you could do that... in space? With a near best in class group of gadgets and weapons, In an immersive proc gen ludic playpen with real time pause? You'd get Heat Signature, quietly one of the coolest games we've done for the show. Check it out!
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322: The Stanley Parable
Episode | July 8th, 2021 | 1 hr 43 mins
One day Stanley heard from nowhere a podcast about a narrator that was describing his life.
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321: Horizon Zero Dawn
Episode | July 1st, 2021 | 3 hrs 57 mins
It's rare to be surprised by a sci fi twist, and this AAA action adventure genuinely surprises. Throw in some engaging combat and not even an electronic T-Rex sized barrel of bloat can hold it back.
Thanks Doug!
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Dispatch: Progression
Episode | June 24th, 2021 | 2 hrs 17 mins
This month's special topic is a discussion about RPG progression. What kinds of character upgrades are satisfying, which ones aren't, and why has there been a broader trend of games getting more bloated with bad RPG systems?
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320 Preview: Super Mario 3D World
Episode | June 17th, 2021 | 42 mins 30 secs
CAT MARIO.
Thanks Joelle!
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320 Premium: Super Mario 3D World
Episode | June 10th, 2021 | 2 hrs 10 mins
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This delightful nugget of a game is bursting with imagination.
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319: The Witness
Episode | June 10th, 2021 | 2 hrs 25 mins
This week we play the opinionated magnum opus of an opinionated creator.
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318: Hotline Miami
Episode | June 3rd, 2021 | 1 hr 52 mins
Do you like hurting people?
Who is leaving messages on your answering machine?
Where are you right now?
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Dispatch: Strategy Guides
Episode | May 27th, 2021 | 2 hrs 14 mins
This month we have a little love fest for strategy guides, talking about the roles they've filled for us over the years, and what scratches that itch for us nowadays.
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317 Preview: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Preview)
Episode | May 20th, 2021 | 36 mins 35 secs
We were all teens once. Some of us listen to a lot of mall metal, and some of us end up child soldiers.
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317 Premium: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Episode | May 13th, 2021 | 2 hrs 31 mins
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We were all teens once. Some of us listen to a lot of mall metal, and some of us end up child soldiers.
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316: RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic
Episode | May 13th, 2021 | 1 hr 49 mins
It's a management sim with a touch of whimsy and customers who are dumb as rocks.