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 Kaye 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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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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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.