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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293: Resident Evil 5
Episode | October 15th, 2020 | 2 hrs 37 mins
Thank you Ryan!
Beef Golem and Sheva go on a racially insensitive adventure in the 2nd worst mainline Resident Evil game that is, none-the-less, still sort of worth playing? Hear us shed some daylight on this black sheep of the series.
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292: Soma
Episode | October 8th, 2020 | 2 hrs 52 mins
October's horror game parade continues with Soma, a game that questions what makes us us.
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291: Dino Crisis 2
Episode | October 1st, 2020 | 1 hr 46 mins
This goofy action game is a dumb blast and this episode is a breezy start to the best month of the year. Join us as we discuss dino-teens from the year 3000.
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Dispatch: Cutting Bait
Episode | September 24th, 2020 | 2 hrs 11 mins
This week's WOFF! Dispatch is about the special topic of deciding when to stop playing a game. What's the difference between "finishing" a game and "being done" with a game? What makes you walk away for good?
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290 Preview: God of War (2018)
Episode | September 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 11 mins
Kranky Kratos takes his vengeance quest to a brand new pantheon: the pantheon of fatherhood. Kole and Gary take an axe to the skull of this 2018 prestige game, and by take an axe to the skull, I mean we give a careful, considered look to this very good but still flawed cinematic game.
This is just the preview! Join us at patreon.com/duckfeedtv for the full episode, and dozens more.
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289: Lords of Magic
Episode | September 10th, 2020 | 1 hr 53 mins
Assembled well-wishers, welcome to the land of crunch.
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288: Plants vs. Zombies
Episode | September 3rd, 2020 | 2 hrs 6 mins
The idea of casual games is basically fake, and it's harmful because it leads to inclusive games being dismissed. Kole and Gary look at one of the titans of the "casual" gaming world and find that it packs tons of charm and more depth than it gets credit for.
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Dispatch: Breaks
Episode | August 27th, 2020 | 2 hrs 34 mins
Sometimes you take time off from games, and that's fine.
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Announcing... ORB, a Venture Bros. Podcast
Episode | August 25th, 2020 | 5 mins 26 secs
Announcing a new show from Duckfeed.tv.
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287 Preview: Devil May Cry
Episode | August 20th, 2020 | 1 hr 2 mins
Big thanks to Moonborne! Though it has some early installment clunk, it's not that often that we get to play what is arguably (please don't argue with us) the first of a genre. Does it hold up? Does the devil cry? Does Dante get to 2nd base with someone who looks like his mom? Find out!
Note, this is our preview episode for the month. To hear the whole thing, and a bunch of other stuff, join us at patreon.com/duckfeedtv
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286: Disco Elysium (Part 2)
Episode | August 13th, 2020 | 3 hrs 38 mins
I don't want to be this kind of animal anymore.
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285: Disco Elysium (Part 1)
Episode | August 6th, 2020 | 3 hrs 5 mins
Big ups to Jack for sponsoring this episode!
A monumental WRPG that rocketed its way up our personal charts to the WOFF Pantheon, Disco Elysium is inspired by all the best video games and still ends up being unique. Hear us discuss generalities and day one here.