Here we are at the end of the series, what was regrettably the finale before the movie was announced. It's time for the Monarch to ascend to a Level Ten villain status, and the Guild puts on a big show about Saphrax and Altheaus, the original villain and henchman, to commemorate it. It's... incongruous. Meanwhile, Dean shares sweet moments with a comatose Hank, while Hank ventures through a psychedelic mindscape, and Brock slaughters tens of henchmen for the first time in a long time.
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2022-08-09 22:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Everything To Guppy is a weekly comedy/gaming podcast that releases four 15-minute episodes in a single hour-long chunk every Tuesday for reasons that seemed good at the time. Gary Butterfield (Watch Out For Fireballs) and William Hughes (The A.V. Club) attempt to analyze every single item, boss, character, and concept in the rogue-lite video game The Binding Of Isaac. They manage to pull it off only slightly less than 50 percent of the time.
2022-08-09 06:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Gilligan's Island is a hell named after its devil. The incompetent first mate of the S.S. Minnow bumbles about with an efficiency that cannot be accidental, ensuring that the island's flawed inhabitants will never again see another shore. Gilligan's Island is also a corny 60s television show which, for some reason, got an NES game made of it in 1990. It contains multitudes.
2022-08-08 20:00:00 +0000 UTC
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This week we conclude talking about the Academy of Raya Lucaria by storming the quad, and then the library, where Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon, has been locked up. We spend the majority of the episode talking about the encounter with Rennala, as an aesthetic triumph and as a truly tragic and horrifying tale.
2022-08-07 20:32:58 +0000 UTC
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Kole, Dennis, and Jala talk about Into the Breach: Advanced Edition, Late Shift, and Solasta: Crown of the Magister.
The Grind:
- Jala: Contradiction. The Quarry. Late Shift.
- Dennis: Into the Breach: Advanced Edition. Divinity: Original Sin. Solasta: Crown of the Magister.
- Kole: Resident Evil Village.
The Multiplayer:
- Let’s talk in-person gaming events!
The End Boss:
- Covid is still messing up the games indust...
2022-08-05 22:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks! It's time to gather responses about the Liurnia of the Lakes region in Elden Ring for the upcoming Bonfireside Chat Roundtable Roundtable. Respond to this post with your comment for a chance to be read on air!
Try to have your responses in by Tuesday, August 10.
Some guidelines:
1. Your response must be about this area, not the game in general.
2. Please keep your response short. About 200 words or two paragraphs, if possible.
3. If preceden...
2022-08-05 17:33:51 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks! I know I just did this less than a month ago, but I'm looking for more volunteers to help test the per-show feeds. Another backend change was made and I want to see if the per-show premium feed for Bonfireside Chat, specifically, will work for people who had problems with it before.
If you want to give subscribing to the per-show feed for Bonfireside Chat another shot, now might be the time. Extensive ...
2022-08-04 19:30:42 +0000 UTC
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The land of Ivalice is a land in constant turmoil, and with Final Fantasy XII we find ourselves caught in the midst of a larger struggle that is obliterating the borderlands between two massive empires. This is how the stage is set for the twelfth entry in the Final Fantasy series, the first mainline entry of the series to get really weird with it.
This episode concerns itself primarily with the game's many new mechanics, and a general discussion of how they hang together. We then talk ...
2022-08-04 17:00:00 +0000 UTC
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The world was clamoring for two things: a remake of Uniracers, and a mascot for Iguana Entertainment. And with Iggy's Reckin' Balls, it got both! This 2.5D racer supposes an abstract world made of racetracks and towers where spherical nonsense monsters vie to win races. And because it was N64 exclusive, you bet there are people who go to bat for it.
2022-08-03 21:55:01 +0000 UTC
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A strange blizzard has overtaken New York, and the OSI and the Guild must partner up to stop the culprits: The Peril Partnership. Rusty and Billy head to the skies to stop the weather machine, while 21 and the Monarch head to the leader's compound. Meanwhile, Hank ventures out into the snow to find Sirena, who isn't responding to his texts... but he'll end up wishing he'd left that stone unturned.
Special thanks to Joshua Jarett
2022-08-02 19:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Everything To Guppy is a weekly comedy/gaming podcast that releases four 15-minute episodes in a single hour-long chunk every Tuesday for reasons that seemed good at the time. Gary Butterfield (Watch Out For Fireballs) and William Hughes (The A.V. Club) attempt to analyze every single item, boss, character, and concept in the rogue-lite video game The Binding Of Isaac. They manage to pull it off only slightly less than 50 percent of the time.
2022-08-02 06:00:00 +0000 UTC
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It's boiling hot up here in the northern hemisphere, so stay indoors and listen to our numerous shows. It might distract you from all of the disaster!
You can listen to all of the premium shows by subscribing to your Private RSS feed here on Patreon
2022-08-01 18:13:47 +0000 UTC
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Galerians for the PlayStation is a flawed but interesting survival horror game, existing today primarily for people who are passionate about that era of the genre. Galerians: Ash is beloved by none. Picking up right at the end of the original game, Ash follows the continuing adventures of Rion through the world of Basically Akira, trying to stop synthetic humans from destroying the world. But they made it an action game and they shouldn't have done that.
2022-08-01 17:00:00 +0000 UTC
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The Academy thought they could sit out the Shattering by locking their doors, but they didn't take into account that their own inner rottenness would destroy them from within. We venture into the high halls of this monument to arrogance, venturing through the Church of the Cuckoo and the glintstone quarry before taking on the Red Wolf of Radagon. Next week, we will find Rennala herself and see what she's been up to in her imprisonment.
Note: There are a couple of points toward the e...
2022-07-31 18:00:46 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks, thanks for bearing with us during the delay. We had some illness and some life stuff that just got in the way. But we're back, and hopefully back on schedule from this point forward. In this episode we cover the last five issues of Messiah Complex, wonder why Predator X exists, and speculate on the how mutants will be introduced into the MCU.
Chapter 9: X-Men #206
Chapter 10: Uncanny X-Men #494
Chapter 11: X-Factor #27
Chapter 12: New X-Men #46
Chapter 13: X-Men #...
2022-07-30 10:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Overwhelm, Zombie Army 4, Stray, and much more!
The Grind:
- Dennis: Overwhelm. Snowrunner.
- Kole: Trackmania Turbo.
- David: Destiny 2. Zombie Army 4.
- Ben: Stray.
The Multiplayer:
- What animal deserves its own video game?
The End Boss:
- The University of Toronto establishes a huge video game library.
- Stray mods bring real life (and fictional) cats into Stray.<...
2022-07-29 23:00:00 +0000 UTC
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With ORB, our show about the Venture Bros., coming to a close, we need something to fill that spot. The show needs to be about a kind of media other than video games, and it needs to be something that both Gary and Kole enjoy and know.
That's why we're excited to announce that this fall, we will be debuting a new show called Best Quality Vacuum, which will be a recap series abo...
2022-07-28 23:06:33 +0000 UTC
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Saving. When can you do it? When should you be able to do it? How does it change the rhythm of games? Also, man, what a fucking ripoff memory cards were.
We also answer your questions, announce September's games, and A BRAND NEW SHOW ON THE NETWORK.
Support Watch Out for Fireballs!
2022-07-28 20:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Weddings are stressful enough without your spouse's terrible family immediately trying to kill you. That's the situation that Grace finds herself in when she marries into the obscenely rich Le Domas family, who made their fortune in publishing board games. Whenever someone marries in, the family has a ritual where they draw a card and play whatever game is on it. Unfortunately for Grace, she winds up drawing "Hide and Seek", which is the one card whose consequences involve death.
This i...
2022-07-27 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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The Disney Afternoon cartoons delighted a whole generation. Every one except for TaleSpin, which was clearly the weakest link. It was in the unenviable position of having to go up against DuckTales and Darkwing Duck, so it never stood a chance. But it was popular enough to get a video game adaptation. A kinda good one, made by Capcom. We're not talking about that one. Instead, we're talking about the execrable Sega version, exemplified by its Game Gear port.
2022-07-26 14:01:04 +0000 UTC
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Jeremy returns to cover for Gary while he recovers from Covid, and we talk about this fun, Guild-focused episode where the Council takes on their final arches. It's a series of vignettes as they settle their old grudges, and Dr. Mrs. the Monarch's final arch happens to be Novia, a black widow who Rusty happens to be (foolishly) courting.
Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, 2022-07-26 14:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Everything To Guppy is a weekly comedy/gaming podcast that releases four 15-minute episodes in a single hour-long chunk every Tuesday for reasons that seemed good at the time. Gary Butterfield (Watch Out For Fireballs) and William Hughes (The A.V. Club) attempt to analyze every single item, boss, character, and concept in the rogue-lite video game The Binding Of Isaac. They manage to pull it off only slightly less than 50 percent of the time.
2022-07-26 06:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks! It's crazy how fast the months fly by. I'm writing to let you know that this month's Jackbox night will be Thursday, July 28 at 8:00pm Eastern time. I welcome everyone to come hang out while we play online party games.
Everyone can watch the proceedings at the Duckfeed Twitch channel, while patrons get first crack at our participation codes in the #duckbox-partyquack channel ...
2022-07-25 20:28:59 +0000 UTC
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Did you know that DC published a comic to promote the release of Deus Ex: Human Revolution? Of course you didn't! The six issue arc follows Adam Jensen on a little side mission that takes place in between chapters of the game. A new augmented terrorist is on the scene, and the series of attacks has something to do with his past on the Detroit SWAT team. So he enlists the help of basically Lara Croft? It's weird, kinda bad, and tonally all over the place. So, perfect for this show.
2022-07-25 20:25:09 +0000 UTC
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Will Hughes joins Kole once again to talk about the DS launch game "Feel the Magic: XY XX", which is best described as "horny Warioware". We end up talking about the game quite a bit, though Will does frequently bully Kole the whole time. There's nothing to be done about it.
Special Guest: Will Hughes.
2022-07-25 20:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hello! It's time to help pick the games we'll talk about on next month's episodes of Exquisite Suffering. As always, the top two vote-getters will get episodes. Click the links below to check out gameplay videos, and cast your vote by Wednesday, July 27.
We have just a few more stops to make before we break into the Academy of Raya Lucaria. First we head to the Carian Study Hall, if only to talk about the ways it currently thwarts our advances. Then we talk about the bull-filled ruins of Uhl Palace before taking the elevator to Ainsel River Well. Here, we learn once again that the world of Elden Ring is bigger than we first thought, and gain some fleeting glimpses of the layers of civilizations long gone that make up the strata of the Lands B...
2022-07-24 23:48:53 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks! Kole here.
As a heads up, Bonfireside Chat will be coming out this evening instead of this afternoon (Eastern time).
What happened is: Gary being sick burned down our recording buffer, which would have been fine... except when we went to record the Ainsel River Well episode on Friday my internet decided to be an asshole. I'm talking .20 mbps upload speed when I should be getting 20 mbps.
Spectrum came out yesterday and fixed the problem (storm damage!), but this m...
2022-07-24 16:41:47 +0000 UTC
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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Stray, Last Call BBS, 20 Minutes Till Dawn, and much more!
The Grind:
- Kole: Stray.
- Ben: Stray. Last Call BBS.
- David: Elite: Dangerous. 20 Minutes Till Dawn
- Dennis: NEOVERSE. Trackmania.
The Multiplayer:
- What game makes the most interesting use of a class system?
The End Boss:
- Inscryption is coming to PS4 and PS5 on August 30.
- New Warhammer expansion’s ...
2022-07-22 20:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hello! The purpose of this post is to call for your questions and prompts for WOFF! Dispatch. Please respond by Monday, July 25 by leaving a comment on this post.
We're looking for two kinds of things:
1. Suggestions for our long-form discussion prompt.
2. Q&A about the shows, behind the scenes details, and miscellaneous (including off-the-wall and off-topic questions). Ask us about games or other media, life in general... You name it.
One caveat w...
2022-07-22 17:18:16 +0000 UTC
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