Love ME 2 Times
We’ve got another podcast for you, and despite what the oh-so-clever title might suggest, it’s utterly devoid of references to The Doors. This latest podcast — our eighth so far — is so named because each participant on this recording has played Mass Effect 2 at least twice. And Aaron and Tyler, well…they’ve played it a lot more than that.
This one was recorded a couple of months back, but the discussion is hopefully just as relevant as ever. We’re hoping to jump-start things again over at Sasquatch HQ, so please stay tuned.
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The Backlog: This is Why We Play edition
May 17, 2011 - 3:28 pm
Tags: Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest IX, F1 2010, Gears of War 3, God of War III, L.A. Noire, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker, Might & Magic Clash of Heroes, Mortal Kombat, Pilotwings Resort, Rock Band 3
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We’re celebrating the joy of gaming this week. Sometimes, it takes a little time away to appreciate how great gaming is; sometimes, it just strikes you after coming back to a recent classic. Other times, it’ll sink in despite frustrations. Doug has hit the track again, Tyler has wound through the Mass Effect 2 DLC, [...]
The Backlog: Party Like it’s 2010 edition
May 8, 2011 - 9:49 am
Tags: Dragon Quest IX, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Mass Effect 2, Portal 2, Puzzle Agent, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Sword and Sworcery
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The Backlog is, of course, for the games we’ve been playing as of late and, ideally, games that are brand new. The cutting edge! That’s how it turns into our Backlog being full of brand-new bangers like…um…Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Quest IX? Riiiiiiiiiight. Well. At least we’ve got things to say about these games, [...]
Review: Mass Effect 2: Arrival
April 1, 2011 - 9:30 am
Tags: BioWare, DLC, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 2: Arrival
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Alright, so here’s the deal: Before the jump, I’m not going to spoil anything. After the jump, I will try to avoid direct story spoilers but discuss what Arrival means in terms of Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. It’s a hard topic to avoid when talking about this DLC pack, and needs to [...]
Backlog: Clever Unifying Theme Goes Here edition
February 5, 2011 - 1:02 pm
Tags: 100 Rogues, Bioshock 2, CSI, Dead Space 2, Demon's Souls, Kingdom Hearts, Mass Effect 2, Minecraft, Minerva's Den, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, Rock Band 3, Super Street Fighter IV
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Okay, fine: So maybe we didn’t put our thinking caps on this morning to figure out what ties all three of our Backlog entries together. It’s possible that we didn’t get enough sleep because some jerk woodpecker just had to poke the hell out of a dying fir tree about five feet from a certain editor’s [...]
Backlog: Is January the cruelest month?
January 28, 2011 - 10:30 am
Tags: Assassin's Creed II, Bioshock 2, Bioshock 2: Minerva's Den, LittleBigPlanet 2, Mass Effect 2, Scott Pilgrim, Solipskier, Super Street Fighter IV
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Truly, April may be the cruelest month, but January is getting damn close. After a respite granted by the holidays, the real world stings like the fog on a frosty January morning. Aaron’s got the working man’s blues, living for the weekend (whenever that may actually fall for him — it’s like a shell game, [...]
Backlog: In from the cold edition
January 7, 2011 - 5:20 pm
Tags: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, F1 2010, Mass Effect 2, Minecraft, NBA 2K11, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Sid Meier's Civilization V, VVVVVV
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Happy New Year! Brrrrrrr. It’s cold out there. It hasn’t snowed at all in Portland this year, but it has been frigid around here. Cold enough to make streets a little slick and freeze car locks if you’re parking outside. It’s kind of sad that we didn’t get a last-minute snowfall to provide a true [...]
Backlog: Same Old Hack n’ Slash edition
December 10, 2010 - 4:33 pm
Tags: Blur, Breath of Death VII, Diablo II, Epic Dungeon, Forza Motorsport 3, Mass Effect 2, NBA 2K11
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Nick and Doug settle for the gaming equivalent of security blankets this week instead of embracing the unknown. I’m not judging them, at least not intentionally. But maybe I am now that I think about it. Our story so far: two editors walk down well-tread paths carved out of boredom while I charge blindly into trying [...]
The Backlog: Civil War Edition
December 3, 2010 - 5:47 pm
Tags: 3D Dot Game Heroes, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Bayonetta, F1 2010, Fable 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Forza Motorsport 3, Halo: Reach, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker, NBA 2K11, NCAA Football 11, Oregon, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
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I don’t care who you are, if you’re an Oregonian, this is a weekend you care about. It’s Civil War weekend, and as proud (if a bit underemployed) alumni of the University of Oregon, all three of us have a side to take in the game. Good luck getting much done in Portland tomorrow between [...]
The Backlog: Mobsters, Motorcars and Minecraft edition
October 1, 2010 - 3:31 pm
Tags: Civilization Revolution, Civilization V, F1 2010, Madden NFL 11, Mafia II, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker, Minecraft, NBA 2K11, NCAA Football 11, Space Invaders Infinity Gene, Starcraft II
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At Silicon Sasquatch, one of our strengths — yes, we do have strengths — is our diversity of taste. Doug loves games where you drive a car in circles for hours, which Aaron will find baffling; surely his period-piece mafia adventure is a lot more fun. And both of them will think I’m absolutely out [...]
Review: Mass Effect 2: The Lair of the Shadow Broker
September 20, 2010 - 6:08 pm
Tags: BioWare, Liara T'Soni, Mass Effect 2, Shadow Broker
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There’s been no shortage of Mass Effect-themed entertainment this year. Beginning with Mass Effect 2, the praiseworthy sequel to the series’ 2007 debut, developer BioWare has put out a steady stream of downloadable mission packs, optional weapons and equipment, additional characters and story-related add-ons that all bolster the core Mass Effect experience with varying degrees of [...]