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**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!

Latest Episodes:

Extrasode: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Jul 27, 2017

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty in this final extrasode.

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Episode 162: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Part 2) Jul 20, 2017

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the final portion of Metal Gear Solid 2. Or do they?

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Episode 161: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Part 1) Jul 13, 2017

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross do a postmodern postmortem on the first portion of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

Metal Gear Solid 2 is a game that's been talked to death, but we try our best to bring our own perspective and approach to it. It's a sequel that Kojima never wanted to make. It's full of curveballs and "fuck you"s aimed at series fans. It has lots of ideas that are shockingly prescient. But, most of all, it's got some play issues that haven't aged super well.

This episode covers up through the encounter with Fat Man on the Big Shell.

Special thanks to Zachary Deane, this episode's executive producer.

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Extrasode: Nox Jul 06, 2017

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Nox.

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Episode 160: Nox Jun 28, 2017

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross chase their orbs into the world of Nox.

It was marketed as EA's answer to Diablo, but it's categorically different. It introduces itself as a goofy and irreverent take on fantasy fiction, but then it plays it straight. After all of the feints, what you end up with is a profoundly strange action RPG.

Big thanks to Garrett for executive producing this episode!

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Extrasode: SSX Tricky Jun 22, 2017

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to SSX Tricky.

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Episode 159: SSX Tricky Jun 15, 2017

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross flip out about SSX Tricky.

This episode is our recital: to talk about to talk about how important SSX Tricky is in the pantheon of extreme sports games. For their second outing, EA Sports BIG totally nailed the combination of racing systems and trick systems, creating a game that is satisfyingly fast and technical. But lest you think this will be a 100% glowing episode, we have some very harsh words for the terrible cast of characters.

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Extrasode: Yakuza Jun 08, 2017

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Yakuza.

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Episode 158: Yakuza Jun 01, 2017

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross kick and punch their way through Yakuza.

Here it is, the winner of our Open World Game Poll. Except, it's a very different kind of open world game. Yakuza picks up where Shenmue left off, but does everything a lot better... especially the story, which follows ex-enforcer Kazuma Kiryu as he tries to get to the bottom of what insidious actors are using the Yakuza for malicious gains.

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