Chris, Spencer, and Hamilton discuss the development, gameplay, and background lore of Mass Effect (2007). Come for the BioWare history, stay to find out which alien species is the biggest bunch of nerds.
Sources/Links
- The Art of the Mass Effect Trilogy: Expanded Edition
- “Mass Effect is Inspired by…Final Fantasy?” – Luke Plunkett for Kotaku
- Turians (Mass Effect Wiki)
- NASA Stanford torus (Wikipedia)
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