With a name like The Brainies, you know Gary brought this game to the show. He’s been on a tireless search for new Zoombinis, new Babos, new Creatures… any annoying little guy to dunk on. The problem is, the Brainies don’t got the sauce. And they might be kinda racist?
This week we head on down to Bonny Village, which doesn’t seem so bonny to us. Instead, it was the beating heart of the hornsent’s jar-making operation. This is where the shamans, Marika’s people, were butchered and put into jars in order to make them into “saints”. Eventually they wish they didn’t do that.
Breaking Bad goes intercontinental, and our hero is definitely a gross villain now, just in time for Lydia to join the party. We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.
In this episode we take a walk in the park and see some fireworks. Other Segments: Alternate Realities: Early Access Legends and Lore: Society of Brilliance Fiend Folio: Sahugagin Find Familiar: Sparky
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Fear the Spotlight, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Moxie: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Ben: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Kole: Fear the Spotlight. The Multiplayer: Give a game a warning label. The End Boss: Roblox is having a pricing feud with Apple. The long and detailed way to 3D print any game character. Blizzard is de...
Do you have what it takes to survive the streets of Night City? After all was said and done, what kind of game did Cyberpunk 2077 end up being? We loved the Witcher 3 and have been eyeing this one for a while. Come for the aesthetics, stay for the graphics, be astounded by some strange design choices. It's a huge game, so there's plenty to like. Support Watch Out for Fireballs!
If you weren’t there, you might not understand that there was a small movement to market the Nintendo DS as a kind of PDA, with utility software being sold as games. This also included self improvement games like Brain Age. Hot on this trend, Ubisoft went all in with a line of “My Coach” games, with none being more baffling than “My Stop Smoking Coach”. It’s admirable to want to help people end a dangerous addiction, but this product shows that a game is not the ideal way to try to do that....
We recorded this on Cyber Monday, hence the opening bit. Two monsters!
Poker Night 2 is a perfectly fine concept for a game, featuring beloved characters playing Texas Hold ‘Em after dark. Brock Sampson, Ash Williams, and Sam from Sam & Max are all delightful in their own right and you wouldn’t be blamed for wanting to hear their quips. And then along comes Claptrap.
This week we are joined by Sophie Pilbeam of the Sinclair Lore YouTube Channel. We talk about the world and narrative design of Shadow of the Erdtree, and how well it meshes with the base game. Afterwards, we read your responses about the Cerulean Coast and Shadow Keep areas of the game.
In this episode we meet the Murder Tribunal. Other Segments: Legends and Lore: Serevok Dieties and Demigods: Bhaal Fiend Folio: Hollyphants
In every RPG, you have some shitty friends. What are the best of this shitty friends? If you could only take two to five shitty friends to a desert island to companion you, who would you choose? Really? Quina from FF9? Okay... Support Watch Out for Fireballs!
Saw II: Seen, is a sequel that tries to be bigger, better, and more deadly than its predecessor. It succeeds in two of those. More traps, more victims, surprisingly the same amount of backstory.
2 angry Monsters, 16 characters, and you
We’ve gotten mad at a lot of things on this show. Some of them just, some of them goofy. This might be the maddest we’ve gotten recently, trying to figure out what the Pink Panther’s whole deal is. Why has he been an enduring character? What does he even do? There’s zero information online, but this fucker is everywhere and someone needs to answer for it.
Wisdom Tree is an interesting company that makes very bad games about the Bible, but you kinda have to give them credit for reverse engineering Nintendo hardware. This GameBoy game, The 20 Lost Levels of Joshua, is attached to a GameBoy version of the NIV Bible, and it’s hard to tell which side of the cart is more riveting.
In this episode, we sunder Sorcerous Sundries. Other Segments: Legends and Lore: Silverhand Up on a Soapbox: BG3 fan theories Complete Wizards' Handbook: Legendary spells Find Familiar: Three more kitties!
This week’s episode concludes the Specimen Storehouse, and concerns itself mostly with the fight against Messmer and an exploration of what his whole deal was. What led to his genocide of the Hornsent, and how exactly did Marika screw him over?
Walt has a genius idea how to keep the meth empire running after Gus's surprising exit. And introducing Magnets in their acting debut. We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.
Kole, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about Tetris Forever, The Thaumaturge, Pipe Push Paradise, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Pipe Push Paradise. Snakebird. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Moxie: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Jala: The Thaumaturge. Kole: Tetris Forever. The Multiplayer: What’s your most-hoped-for new feature in consoles? The End Boss: Call of Duty barrels don’t do shit. Vermintide gets new update and deep discount. Sorry We’re Closed launches. Producer says Fi...
What makes a hero? Their story? Their powers? No. It's their gear. And this is the story of how you found your gear. Diablo II is a gear-looting, randomized kill 'em all simulator. You must stop the evil Diablo by pillaging the most evil-killing loot imaginable.
Shark Tale is a notoriously crappy DreamWorks movie, which is already a deck with a lot of low cards. But DreamWorks had this habit of making good-looking licensed games based off of these movies, and for some reason they are kinda beloved. That is a false idea, though. It’s a bad thing to believe, that this could have been good.
I swear I tried to do more monsters this time but Gary wouldn't let me.
Blitz means lightning in German. It works! Gwen is still watching It's Always Sunny, Kole binges Cutthroat Kitchen, Gary watches Broad City. No horrors.
After clearing Shadow Keep proper, we find ourselves in a tower dedicated to the study and preservation of living beings touched by the Crucible. This is… unexpected in the home of someone leading a genocide against the Hornsent. But as we climb, we learn more about Messmer, and also discover the horrifying truth of Miquella’s plans.
In this episode, we crash several funerals. Other Segments: Complete Priest's Handbook: The Afterlife Combat and Tactics: Summonables Sage Advice: Attitude Fiend Folio: Kobolds
Kole, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about The Thaumaturge, Homicipher, Wilmot Works it Out, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Overboard. The Thaumaturge. Kole: Wilmot Works It Out. Homicipher. Moxie: Loop Hero. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Dennis: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Pipe Push Paradise. Demeo. The Multiplayer: What’s your earliest gaming memory? The End Boss: In the Valley of the Gods footage leaked. Spyro Reignited Trilogy comes to GamePass. Someone got Doom running on Nintendo’s overpriced a...
What's more universal than a deck of cards? Balatro takes the basic foundation of a game of poker and twists it into one of the most imaginative and engaging roguelikes this decade. Join us as we indulge in the wonderful design that make this game one of the best of the year, no contest. Support Watch Out for Fireballs!
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