Season 5 Episode 2 - Mass Effect (Part 2)

About this episode

The hosts discuss the first half of Mass Effect's plot, including character creation and key missions.

Chris, Hamilton, and Spencer wind their way through the first half of Mass Effect's plot, from character creation to Noveria. Along the way, we also discuss party member backstories, the Asteroid X57 bonus mission, and how exactly one should pronounce "Benezia."

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris, Hamilton, Spencer

Topics covered

• Mass Effect
• video games
• character creation
• Noveria
• party member backstories
• Asteroid X57

Keywords

• gaming
• storytelling
• sci-fi

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Asteroid X57, Mass Effect

Books & works: Mass Effect, Mass Effect's

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