Squad Goals — A Mass Effect Legendary Edition Podcast

Nov 14 2024 75 ep. 63 mins 45
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Squad Goals – A Mass Effect Legendary Edition Podcast is a discussion of the story of the Mass Effect trilogy as experienced by three guys playing through the remaster. With each person taking their own journey through the game, be it as male or female Shepard, Paragon or Renegade, we look to analyze and dissect our experiences as we go from trailing Saren to combatting a full-on Reaper onslaught. From Citadel to Omega and beyond, join us as we cover the Mass Effect universe.

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Squad Goals Trailer

May 02 2021
Welcome to Squad Goals, a Mass Effect Legendary Podcast where we will be assembling a crew and piloting the Normandy across the Milky Way as we look for Reapers to slay and aliens to love in whatever order we see fit. I'm Nick, and I'll be joined by Chip and Cory each week to discuss our experiences throughout Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3, taking advantage of the i

N7 Day 2023

Nov 30 2023 35 mins  
Nick, Chip, and Kurabara are checking in from their hiatus to talk about the recent N7 about the recent Mass Effect teaser and ARG that Bioware released on November 7th, N7 day. The guys talk about the countdown leading up to the trailer and how the bits of the trailer were released throughout the day leading up to the assembly of the full trailer at the end. They then recap the t

#1: Introduction

May 13 2021 57 mins  
Welcome to Squad Goals - A Mass Effect Legendary Edition Podcast! We are Mash Those Button's podcast talking about our experiences playing through the Mass Effect Legendary Edition to be released on May 14th. Our hosts for this journey are: Nick Zielenkievicz, host of WoW! Talk! and The Tauren & the Goblin; Chip Locke, co-host of Wondrous Tails; and Cory "Kurabara" Treadway, co

#2: First Impressions and Eden Prime

May 20 2021 67 mins  
Nick, Chip, and Kurabara are back and they finally have had a chance to play Mass Effect: Legendary Edition! They jump right into it with Chip talking about how he was able to compare this to the prior game since he just played Mass Effect a few months ago. They talk about how the game looks better and for Chip it felt a bit like coming home. Kurabara also enjoyed the graphics upda

#3: Night Citadel Stories (Part 1)

May 27 2021 85 mins  
Nick, Chip, and Kurabara are back from chasing beacons on Eden Prime and ready to share their visions with the world, or at least the Council. But first, Kura talks about photo mode and how he's been enjoying it. Nick points out that they both thought to take pictures of Saren's ship, but the picture is intentionally blurry and out of focus because of the camera work. Finally, the

#4: Night Citadel Stories (Part 2)

Jun 02 2021 52 mins  
Nick, Chip, and Kurabara are back, and they begin this week by talking about Shepard getting the Normandy and how akward it is to find your way to get to the ship from the Citadel. Then, they get into the many side quests on the Citadel. The first that Nick brings up is the story of Jenna who is a C-Sec informant working in Chora's Den. Shepard is tasked with trying to extricate h

#5: Paging Doctor T'Soni

Jun 09 2021 53 mins  
This week, Nick, Chip, and Kura greet the last member of team, Dr. Liara T'Soni, Asari Prothean archaelogist, stumbler into traps, and possible love interest for Shepard. They begin by running through the mission to meet her, which goes pretty quickly once you are on Therum. They try to figure out how exactly she got herself trapped in the Prothean bubble and what the Protheans cou

#6: Feros, Reaper's Day Off

Jun 17 2021 75 mins  
Nick, Chip, and Kurabara are back to talk about the early Mass Effect mission to Feros. They get right into it, talking about how the Geth are operating on the planet and manuevering around the Zhu's Hope colony. Nick points out that the sense that something isn't right with the colonists is evident early, but the excuse of anxiety from the Geth attacks is easy to blame. Chip feel

#7: The Space TSA & The ESRB

Jun 23 2021 52 mins  
Nick, Chip, and Kurabara are back to continue their journey into the galaxy of Mass Effect! This week, they tackle the last of the three initial missions provided after leaving the Citadel: Noveria. They start off talking about the frozen environment that all the party members complain about but has no significant bearing on the game. Then they get into talking about the struggles

#8: Noveria (Part II): Hot Labs!

Jul 04 2021 73 mins  
Nick, Chip, and Kurabara are back to continue their journey through the universe of Mass Effect. This week, they have made it through the corporate espionage of Noveria and were able to get into the garage. After a Geth ambush, they were able to take a Mako and get to Peak 15 and the Hot Labs, where a bunch of bug-like Rachni and an encounter with Matriarch Benezia are waiting! Ku