And just like that, we powered through to the end of “Mass Effect 2,” or as BioWare dubs it, the dark middle chapter of the “Mass Effect” trilogy. This specific pod takes all sorts of weird turns. Joseph and I start with the Liara DLC and a larger discussion on DLC in general before getting into specifics on the loyalty missions we loved the most and our insane adventures within the actual Collector’s Base. Spoiler: I lost a dude.

Feel free to join us. It’s never too late. And look out for our “Mass Effect 3″ coverage in the future. We’ll figure out a cute way to model a Let’s Play around it, I’m sure.

80 – ‘Mass Effect’ Diaries Part 4

Whew. We just made it past the first disc of “Mass Effect 2″ and boy are our legs tired. This week, we dig into the characters of “Mass Effect 2″ and discuss the game’s events leading beyond the Horizon mission. Other topics we cover include the game’s rather disposable downloadable content, how our relationships with Kaiden or Ashley are affecting us, and other minor nuts and bolts. I think our rant about the game’s combat, actually, ends up being our biggest segment.

If you’re new to this, why not join in now? “Mass Effect 2″ is a crazy better game than “Mass Effect.” Don’t forget to check us out on the forums, too. Lots of cool discussion going on in there. Until this Sunday!

79 – ‘Mass Effect’ Diaries Part 3

Awesome! We made it to our second episode of our first Let’s Play-ish Meets Book Club series! I’m patting us on the back because this episode was a challenge. We had to, essentially, pummel through 15 hours of content within a three-day span while maintaining full-time jobs and ensuring that our bosses don’t hate us in the mornings. We did it. We rock.

This episode, by the way, is all about the end of the original “Mass Effect.” We dig in hard on the series’ themes, what the ending is supposed to tell us, and maybe even what it forgot to seal up. We also dive into some user questions and discuss some crazy, fairly wide-reaching topics. Join us!

78 – The Mass Effect Diaries Part 2

What’s up? In case you missed it, this podcast is the first in an expansive series of pods similar to what we did with our GRRM Book Club — except with “Mass Effect.” We plan to bring you a new podcast every week covering the events of all three games, and we’ll be spoiling everything as we go.

As we’ve covered before, this particular pod covers the events of the first game through the first mission, Novaria. Naturally, we get pretty macro with this — you’ll hear our thoughts on the game’s characters, some overarching plot stuff, as well as combat.

This is a huge project, and because of time, we had to leave some stuff out. If there’s anything else you’d like to talk about, feel free to hit up our forums. We’re around.

As a note, here, you’ve got until Wednesday-ish to finish the game. Because of GDC, we have to go nuts to be able to get this done. This will be the only two-podcast week if that makes you feel any better, though.

Thanks for participating. Hope you’re having a blast like we are. (Also, sorry for forgetting your name Luc Vargas!)

77 – ‘Mass Effect’ Diaries Part 1

Have we ever issued an oral PSA before? I’m not so sure. Either way, this week’s podcast is a special one: in celebration of the release of “Mass Effect 3,” Joseph and Brad are embarking on another fantastical, comprehensive Book Club — minus the book part.

Starting next week, the dynamic duo will be playing through the entire sci-fi RPG series and discussing massive chunks of it in each TEH release. The first week will feature the events of “Mass Effect” up and through the Novaria mission.

My memory is fuzzy, but I’m pretty sure that the game branches out into three distinct main mission questions that you can take in any order. Pick Novaria first. We’ll cover the rest of the game in next-next week’s release.

If you’d like to chime in or ask a question or two, we have an official thread. Please note that verification in our forums are turned off. To join up, register and then shoot us (@electrichydra) a tweet stating your username. We’ll verify you ASAP.

This is probably going to be pretty fun, guys! WOO.

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