Watch Out for Fireballs!
A game club podcast.
About the show
Watch Out for Fireballs! is a game club podcast that covers video games from every era, from retro to newer releases, indie to AAA. Each week we dive deep into the game's mechanics and narrative to figure out what works and what doesn't. Hosted by Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross, this show has been going since 2011. New episodes every Thursday. For full versions of our premium episodes, back us at patreon.com/duckfeedtv!
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Episodes and Blog Entries
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302: Return of the Obra Dinn
Episode | January 7th, 2021 | 2 hrs 24 mins
Nothing good happens on boats.
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Dispatch: Fail States
Episode | December 31st, 2020 | 1 hr 59 mins
What better way to end 2020 than to talk about fail states?
We also answer your questions and read your responses to December's games, as well as announce what we're doing in February.
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301 Preview: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Episode | December 24th, 2020 | 35 mins 15 secs
Return to the kingdom of Tappa Tappa.
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300: Dragon Age 2 (Part 3)
Episode | December 17th, 2020 | 2 hrs 16 mins
Thanks Mitch and thank you everyone for sticking with us this long!
We drag the end of Dragon Age 2 before visiting the mostly good but sometimes just alright DLCs. Act 3 of Dragon Age 2: a triumph of milky useless centrism.
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298: Dragon Age 2 (Part 1)
Episode | December 3rd, 2020 | 3 hrs 10 mins
Our love for the outliers in big games series continues with this look at Dragon Age 2. Changing the scope from Dragon Age 1 was a gamble that paid off, among some others that did not. Kole and Gary discuss generalities and Act 1 of this underrated game.
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Dispatch: Spoilers
Episode | November 26th, 2020 | 1 hr 34 mins
On this month's Dispatch episode, we talk about Spoilers. Why don't they bother us? What benefit scan strategically spoiling things for yourself bring? What's a sensible spoiler policy for podcasts like ours?
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297 Preview: Marathon 2: Durandal
Episode | November 19th, 2020 | 57 mins 9 secs
What was Bungie up to before they bounced back with Halo?
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296: Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons
Episode | November 12th, 2020 | 1 hr 59 mins
Thanks David!
This goofy episode on this ambitious, but somewhat tedious, SNES era simulation game was a balm to record on election day, and we hope it's a balm for you to hear. Follow Joao as he travels from Ibiza to Allentown in search of Atlantis.
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295: No One Lives Forever
Episode | November 5th, 2020 | 2 hrs 35 mins
Very nice! Groovy baby! One million lasers!
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Dispatch: Mobile Gaming
Episode | October 29th, 2020 | 1 hr 46 mins
In this episode, we answer your questions, discuss what makes a good mobile game, read your responses to October's games and announce what we're covering in December.
Please note, there are a couple of audio issues, which are disclaimed at the beginning of the episode.
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