Watch Out for Fireballs!

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!

Watch Out for Fireballs! is a leisure podcast hosted by Duckfeed.tv, with 742 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Duckfeed.tv hosts Watch Out for Fireballs!, a leisure show with 742 episodes published.

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  489: Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye

  Sep 11, 20251h 31mS0

  <p>Outer Wilds is a cozy adventure game about the thrill of exploration and the triumph of curiosity. You walk in the footsteps of a long-gone civilization to find your way out of a deadly time loop, ultimately triumphing and being reborn. The game's expansion, Echoes of the Eye, takes a bit of a darker tone. You explore an artificial world haunted by precursors who aren't quite as gone as you've been led to believe.</p> <p>There are some real design missteps here, and we talk about them, but also talk about what makes Outer Wilds in general work...

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  489: Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye

  Sep 11, 20251h 31mS0

  <p>Outer Wilds is a cozy adventure game about the thrill of exploration and the triumph of curiosity. You walk in the footsteps of a long-gone civilization to find your way out of a deadly time loop, ultimately triumphing and being reborn. The game's expansion, Echoes of the Eye, takes a bit of a darker tone. You explore an artificial world haunted by precursors who aren't quite as gone as you've been led to believe.</p> <p>There are some real design missteps here, and we talk about them, but also talk about what makes Outer Wilds in general work...

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  488: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

  Sep 4, 20252h 17mS0

  <p>Bob Mackey of the Retronauts joins Kaye this week to talk about Majora's Mask, whose pitch is that you only have three days to save the world, but you have as many three days as you want. This is the bleaker and more ambitious sibling to the beloved Ocarina of Time, and it's a standout title in its own right even if it's (wrongly, in our opinion) divisive. The inhabitants of Termina walk daily under a reminder of their pending doom, and Link and his many transformation masks are their only hope against Skull Kid and his mysterious cursed...

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  WOFF Dispatch: Unwinnable Situations

  Aug 28, 20251h 42mS0

  <p>Howdy do! We've got heaps of questions today, so let's not waste any time dilly-dallying!</p> <p>Upcoming Games<br> September:</p> Majora’s Mask (w/ Bob Mackey of Retronauts) Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye Against the Storm <p>October:</p> Mouthwashing Silent Hill 2 Remake Cryptmaster F.E.A.R. <p>Support Watch Out for Fireballs!</p>

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  Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (Preview)

  Aug 21, 202552 minS0

  <p>What if a video game really, fully embodied that you can just blow shit up? Welcome to Mercenaries. Earn tons of money, explode some bad people, and generally play however the hell you want. Join as we explore this expression-first mission-based sandbox.</p> <p>Unlock the full episode at patreon.com/duckfeedtv</p><p>Support Watch Out for Fireballs!</p>

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