Split the Veil

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss Mass Effect 2, get Caitie's reaction from beating the game for the first time in 8 years, talk story, characters, gameplay, and more in order to rate Mass Effect 2 against other games in the series. Also, we talk about Aloy from Horizon and FemShep aesthetics. Also, also: bonus Death Stranding conversation at the end.  

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss a grab bag of topics including the recent Dragon Age 4 time jump, the Mass Effect "next" teaser trailer that went missing for a second, and the Game Awards. Also: what's the name of our show? 

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the story, characters, gameplay and overall execution of Dragon Age 2 and all its DLC. Also: we discuss nerd culture and some Mass Effect modding. 

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss fan perception of and reaction to games development transparency; we contrast different development and release strategies from past BioWare games as well as different kinds of early access games like Divinity Original Sin 2, Baldur's Gate 3, and Star Citizen. Also: what it's like to paint miniatures. 

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the core elements of Dragon Age and "what makes a game Dragon Age game?" We discuss the themes, aesthetics, gameplay mechanics, and use of lore that seem to define a Dragon Age game. We also discuss what it might mean to see another studio make a DA game. Also: we hate on Twitter some more. 

In this episode Caitie and Jordan review Mass Effect 1; we cover ME1 in a 1 out of 7 review format and discuss our favorite and least favorite aspects of everything Mass Effect. Also: a little bit of KotOR remake talk. 

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss how the Anthem community is keeping itself alive and carrying on the fandom around Anthem, what it means, and how it could affect the future. Also: what it would sound like if Jordan was invited to a meeting with EA (sort of). 

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan do a full review of BioWare's 2009 Dragon Age: Origins! Inspired by our companion review episodes, we cover DAO in a 1 out of 7 review format and discuss our favorite and least favorite aspects of everything Dragon Age: Origins. Also: Caitie tells a harrowing tale of a very bad thief. Also: Also: Caitie and Jordan mea culpa for past audio problems and try to do technology better. 

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss E3 2021, make some predictions about what may be shown at EA Play in July, and talk about the future of gaming events. We also briefly discuss the news about BioWare's new general manager. 

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan deep dive into the details of Mass Effect Legendary Edition. We discuss major and minor changes including how much of a difference the new graphical updates make, whether the style changes to lighting and mood make things better or worse, and compare the extent of changes between ME1 and ME2/ME3. Also: squirrel mortality and Morgan Freeman. 

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan talk bad guys in the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises. We run down the major antagonists in each game in the respective series and have them face off until find the best villain in BioWare's catalog! Saren vs the Arishok? The Illusive Man vs Loghain? What about the Reapers vs the Darkspawn? We talk about what makes a villain compelling and why. Also: Demon Slayer vs Invincible. 

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the reviews for the Mass Effect series and reveal the listener scores. We share the compiled listener survey results, compare to our own scores, read listener comments, and make some adjustments to our previous scores. We also noticed some interesting rankings between DA and ME franchises.

In this very special episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss all the reasons why "niceness" is not kindness, going through a handful of decisions in Dragon Age and Mass Effect that have counterintuitive results and what that really means. We manage to make a meme episode that only goes off the rails a couple of times. Oh and also, Justice League Snyder Cut talk for about 5 minutes. 

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the reviews for the Dragon Age series and reveal the listener scores. We share the compiled listener survey results, compare to our own scores, read listener comments, and make some adjustments to our previous scores. Also: we take some shots at millennials. 

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the end of Anthem, look back at what it was like to cover BioWare's first true multiplayer focused game, get into the recent news about DA4 being single-player and what it means for BioWare going forward. Also: (you guessed it) the Titantic.