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Getting to the Urn of Sacred Ashes required us to go through a cult, a few dragons, some made up tests by a spirit from a few centuries ago, and two (2) recording sessions. This week Andrew King joins us and is bringing a new perspective, as he's a Bioware baby and is playing through Dragon Age: Origins for the first time. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm...

The Dalish Elves are also coming upon some extremely not good luck when we need them to help us fight the Darkspawn, so this week Ty Galiz-Rowe returns to help us settle some elf/werewolf drama. Also this week we're discussing Bioware's update on Anthem and wonder what it means for the game, the studio, and the future of Dragon Age and Mass Effect. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: Foll...

We're headed to Redcliffe this week and while we're here we've gotta save a possessed child from a demon...but not before dealing with a whole bunch of other drama. The city is under attack, and it's up to us to get these civilian's battle ready in one day. Then we'll head into Arl Eamon's home and save his family while he takes a long nap. Also this week we talk Dragon Age: Origins' messy approac...

It's time for an episode so dreadful we wanted to get it out of the way as quickly as possible. Josh Silverman returns to join Eric and Kenneth as they head back to the Circle of Magi and the much maligned Fade. One day we'll have an episode that won't be just dunking on this game. We promise. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normandy...

It's a low energy episode this week as the boys recover from PAX South to talk about a game they're still not particularly jiving with just yet. This episode we're talking about Ostagar and how it propels Dragon Age: Origins forward. Also on the docket is talk of Alistair's fractured future, Morrigan and Flemeth's mysterious role in all of this, and how Leliana's consistent presence in the Dragon...

For those of you that couldn't make it, we wanted to get a recording of Eric and Kenneth's PAX South panel featuring Josh Silverman and Kate Sánchez ranking the Mass Effect squadmates. We did manage to do that, but we weren't able to get a recording through the equipment. So, we did record the whole thing on Eric's phone, and while it might not be the best we could have hoped for, it is the one we...

Normandy FM is beginning a new retrospective series focusing on Bioware's Dragon Age series. Starting with Dragon Age: Origins, Eric Van Allen and Kenneth Shepard are breaking down all the best and worst parts of the world of Thedas. This week we discuss the multiple origin stories the game begins with, along with how they can frame a player's perception of the universe right out the gate. Enjoy t...

Well Normandy crew, it seems our time among the stars has finally come to an end. This week we're wrapping up Mass Effect: Andromeda and getting out all the feelings that come with that. We're finally learning all Alec's secrets, wrapping up our respective love stories, and saving Meridian from the Archon. Our work in settling Andromeda is done...or is it? To cap things off, we talk about the poss...

In our penultimate Mass Effect: Andromeda episode we've got some loose ends to tie up. We've got to settle things between the exiles and the Initiative, see if we can patch things up with the Krogan, and learn some more about the Kett's inner workings along the way. It's time for some real OWBS, friends. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitte...

It's all about Jaal this week, folks. But in actuality it's about some of Andromeda's worst story beats and the execution of such. Ginny Woo returns and Ty Galiz-Rowe comes onto the show for the first time to talk about how Jaal is a vehicle through which Bioware attempts to downplay some of Andromeda's worst truths. And things get rowdier than usual. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: h...

This week we're having a group therapy session for Peebee, whose commitment issues are finally getting a face and her Remnant scholar ambitions are getting an end goal. Jess Cogswell joins us to unravel Peebee's loyalty mission, the abusive relationship with her ex, and how it all gets tangled up in her desire to discover the unknown of Andromeda. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http:...

Nakmor Drack's on the hunt for someone sabotaging the Krogan's livelihood in Andromeda. Naturally, we're here to help. Constantly Calibrating's Josh Silverman comes aboard the Tempest to run through our Krogan grandfather's loyalty mission, his relationship with his clan, and how Kesh gave him a new lease on life. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us...

A Turian is our topic of discussion today so a returning guest must be here. Natalie Flores returns to talk Vetra's loyalty mission, her relationship with Sid, and finally living for herself after years of living to protect Sid. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normandy FM: @normandyfmshow Eric: @seamoosi Kenneth: @shepardcdr Natalie:...

Prima Games EIC and noted Bioware enthusiast Liana Ruppert joins us on a rescue mission of Liam's own making as we discuss one of Mass Effect Andromeda's funniest missions but also one of its most heartfelt. We talk how Liam's impatience ends up hurting his cause, and how he might evolve more in a possible future Mass Effect game. Along the way we get into some rants about how Andromeda played out...

We're kicking off our Andromeda loyalty missions with Cora, who somehow became our go to contact for finding the Asari ark. Aron Garst joins the show to talk what the mission means for Cora's relationship with the Asari, the possible Pathfinder line-ups, and how this romance got more love than almost anyone else. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us...

This week we're on a hunt for the Archon's ship and his map to Meridian. But like most things in Andromeda, this mission is about to get a lot more complicated. In this episode we'll be finding not one but two of the missing Arks and crowning Pathfinders in the process. But not before we take a detour to the Omega-esque Kadara Port. Also this week, we touch base on romances, drudging up old Milky...

It's time to rescue the Moshae and come across some unsettling truths about the Kett along the way. This week we talk revelations on the Kett's motivations in the Heleus Cluster, Jaal's emotional scenes in a typically stoic series, and whether Mass Effect: Andromeda is just too open to hone in on level design like the series used to. We also close out the show by discussing Greedfall, the latest R...

We recorded two episodes in the course of a two day period so this one's kinda messy. But along with nonsense like recalling our college experience and thinking of the untapped potential audiences, we'll be finally touching down on Aya to make contact with the Angara. This week we'll talk about our feelings on the Angara's culture, Andromeda's MCU leanings, and some extremely aggressive flirting o...

We've got our ship, our crew and our mission, it's time to try and settle an outpost on Eos. This week we'll be attempting to find humanity its first home on a seemingly uninhabitable planet and maybe run across a few new friends along the way. We also talk about all the baggage of Mass Effect: Andromeda's open worlds and how the game is able to make the most of its new setting...for better or wor...

Shepard's story may be over, but Normandy FM isn't done delving into Bioware's science fiction universe just yet. In this episode we begin our Mass Effect: Andromeda retrospective, and the hosts are divided on the game more than they've ever been. This week we head to the Andromeda galaxy to try and salvage what's left of the galaxy's 600-year-long one-way trip. As Ryder, Eric and Kenneth are swap...

It's time to end the Reaper War. Eric and Kenneth come together for a finale a trilogy in the making as we lead the assault on London. We talk final goodbyes, the end of our respective love stories, and the final downard spiral of The Illusive Man. Then, of course, we discuss the true nature of the Catalyst, the pros and cons of the Extended Cut, and the final decision that wraps everything up. Fr...

It's time for the long-awaited Citadel episode. We talk about the final Mass Effect 3 DLC, the banter, the hangouts, and of course, the party of three generations of Normandy crew. We end the show talking about our feelings on Citadel as an ending to the Mass Effect trilogy, and how its existence colors our perception of the controversy that surrounded ME3. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM pat...

Discovering the origins of the Reapers will take us to the deep depths of the ocean, and Game Query's AJ Moser is here to dive into the Leviathan DLC with us. This week we discuss a discovery for the history books and the large ramifications they have on the Mass Effect universe as a whole. Enjoy the show! Become a Normandy FM patron: http://patreon.com/normandyfm Follow us on Twitter: Normandy FM...

We're headed to the final stretch, so it's off to the Asari homeworld in search of information on the Catalyst, but it won't be without obstacles in the form of a sword-wielding non-character boss fight. After Thessia, we investigate Sanctuary, a safe-haven for refugees and Miranda's unfinished business with her father. Also on the agenda is talking with a drunken Tali, a heated fight with Joker,...

We're finally touching on some of Mass Effect 3's great DLC, the first of which is a crash course in all things Omega, Aria T'Loak, and Mass Effect's first Turian woman. Ginny Woo comes aboard to talk about the Omega DLC, falling back into Renegade habits, and the powerful force that is thirst for Asari badasses. We also close out the show talking about our hopes for Dragon Age 4 and shameful roma...