Strange Bedfellows
We explore the sleek new Tempest and start to get to know the crew, a little too well in some cases!...
Nick, Chip, and Kurabara are back this week to continue talking about their experience playing through Mass Effect Andromeda. They begin by revisiting their opinions on the first person travel on the Tempest, as Nick is starting to warm to it. Chip compares it to Star Wars Squadrons and they all want VR mode for Mass Effect 5.
After a recap of events on Eos, they talk about meeting Peebee and several other characters in what is supposed to be an abandoned settlement. They talk about acquiring the Nomad and compare it to the Mako. They wonder about its restriction from driving through water and consider the strength of the radiation on Eos. Chip and Nick talk about being lured out of the safe zones by the murder quest assigned on the Nexus. Nick talks about how the combat here is when the game starts to feel like Mass Effect.
They talk about their experience around the entrance to the vault. Nick got his Nomad stuck and Chip walked right into the deadly goo. They talk about how the Kett are already starting to feel like standard video game enemies. They discuss the encounter with the Fiend.
They talk about the Monoliths and get into a discussion of whether the glyph system of locking the remnant technology makes sense. Nick compares the Remnant to Zereth Mortis in World of Warcraft.
After a recap of the vault, Nick shares that he did not like the jumping puzzles. Kura says he got annoyed by the enemies. Chip argues that the mini-map should be more useful. They wonder about the creation of the Vault and Chip compares the Remnant to the Geth.
Chip updates the status of his mod-less playthrough. Then they talk about Drack and his armor and his age.
They look at the Eos architecture and compare the Vault technology with the Shroud on Tuchanka. They debate if Eos should host a science or military focused base.
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Hosts
Nick Zielenkievicz
Host of WoW! Talk! and The Tauren & The Goblin. Sometimes known as the Video Games Public Defender. Wants to play more Destiny and Marvel Heroes but WoW is all-consuming. Decent F2P Hearthstone player. Sad that he lost the Wii that had Wrecking Crew on it. Would be happy if the only game ever made was M.U.L.E. Gragtharr on Skywall-US. Garresque on Ravencrest-US.
Chip Locke
Chip has a boring adult day job and then burns as much free time as possible playing the videos james. Fond of a variety of MMOs, JRPGs, and action games without active time button mashing.
