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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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    • Nov 30, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 3m AVG DURATION
    • 73 EPISODES
    • 3 SEASONS


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    #: N7 Day 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 35:12


    The guys check in from their hiatus to talk about the recent N7 Day teaser! Who's under the mask???

    #71: Emails, Character Tiers, and Farewell for Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 76:06


    In the final episode for the ME:LE, we respond to some emails, rank the characters, and discuss the future of the show.t

    #70: Looking Back at the Trilogy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 85:43


    Jarret joins the Squad to look back over the Mass Effect series, its development, and how the games relate to each other.

    #69: The End of the End

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 93:20


    It is time for us to finally discuss the Mass Effect 3 ending. Lets shoot some Reapers and confront the Illusive Man!

    #68: Family Ties (on Cerberus HQ)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 83:16


    Shepard, EDI, and the Illusive Man form a very unconventional family, and Kai Leng make a sad little brother.

    #67: Party Time! (Citadel DLC Part II)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 63:06


    Ain't no party like a Mass Effect party cuz a Mass Effect party might be the last one before the Reapers show up!

    #66: Attack of the Clone (Citadel DLC part I)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 51:26


    Shepard gets an apartment and goes for sushi and comes back to an existentential crisis. What makes a Shepard Shepard?

    attack clone citadel dlc
    #65: Horizon: Zero Deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 54:07


    Miranda doesn't mince words with her father, while he pretty much minces up the refugees of Sanctuary.

    sanctuaries horizon zero
    #64: Don't F*** with Aria! (On the Omega DLC)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 66:18


    Aria is a force of nature and profanity as she recruits Shepard to take back Omega. Plus, there's a female Turian!

    omega turian
    #63: Under the Sea (Leviathan Part II)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 51:51


    Shepard goes to the deepest depths to learn the origins of the Reapers.

    #62: Big Mouth Hugo Husk (Leviathan Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 56:14


    There's a brainwashed mining colony and some Reaper-killers somewhere but all we care about is THE SCREAMING HUSK HEAD!!

    #61: Prothean Cerberus!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 59:00


    There must always be a Cerberus, so that the Crucible is never completed. Also, Shepard struggles after a bad loss.

    #60: Asari, Not Asari

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 56:00


    As Thessia falls, Javik flashes a glimpse of humanity while the Liara learns how little she knows about Asari history.

    liara asari
    #59: Keelah Se'lai, Motherf***er! (On the Rannoch Finale)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 69:37


    Shepard starts the day shooting a reaper in the face, and then ends it by deciding the outcome of the Quarian-Geth war.

    #58: Canadian Lager

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 79:01


    Between Rannoch missions, we spend time with the crew. Javik is an asshole, Donnelly is, well, Donnelly, & EDI is weird!

    #57: Philosophy Goals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 76:29


    Shepard has to rescue a Quarian Admiral and then shuts out the lights on a Geth server. And how old is Legion?

    #56: Legion is the new Archer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 62:52


    Quarians! Geth! Legion stuck in a ball! Plus Traynor beats Shepard at chess, James is being promoted, and Allers!

    #55: DOCTOR CONRAD MOTHERF***IN' VERNER!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 62:58


    We return to the Citadel post-coup and Conrad MFin' Verner is just one of several old faces to show up.

    #54: For the Children (On Grunt and Samara)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 63:27


    The Rachni Queen and Samara both find that their kids aren't all right. Also, Grunt is still up for a fight.

    #53: As Seen in the Movies (On Jack and Jacob)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 76:23


    Jack's friendly(ish) now and Jacob's an ass. Its amazing what surviving a suicide mission will do to you!

    #52: F*** These Guys (The Cerberus Coup)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 69:26


    Nick eats crow about Udina, we meet Kai Leng who sucks, and Shepard stands off with the Virmire Surivor!

    #51: Tuchanka Fight Night: Thresher Maw vs Reaper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 76:43


    Shepard has ringside seats for the battle of the millennium, as A THRESHER MAW FIGHTS A REAPER!!! LETS GET IT ON!!!

    #50: Sex and the Citadel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 59:10


    Shepard's just trying to finish some side quests but there's some coupling going on around the Citadel...

    #49: The Ballad of Little Vicky (on Tuchanka)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 61:38


    Shepard heads to Tuchanka to save some crashed Turians, reclaim a cannon, and disable a massive bomb. So, a regular day.

    #48: On Sur'Kesh

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 61:49


    Wrex! Kirrahe! Mordin! Eve! A Yahg! Sur'kesh puts everyone under Cerberus attack and results in an awesome mission!

    cerberus wrex mordin
    #47: The Only Living Prothean on Eden Prime

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 42:57


    Shepard returns to Eden Prime to check out a Prothean relic that is more than just a relic.

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    #46: Menae for Nothing, and the (Robot) Chicks for Free

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 59:51


    Looking for the Turian Primarch, we find a suitable replacement and also Garrus! Plus, EDI has a body now, too.

    #45: Back Again for the First Time (on the Citadel and Normandy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 85:43


    Shepard stretches their legs checking out the Citadel and the Normandy, where they'll be spending alot of time to come!

    #44: Mars Attacks!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 62:06


    Its a Mass Effect 1 reunion as Liara joins up to help fight Cerberus while Kaiden or Ashley get their ass KICKED.

    #43: The Beginning of the End

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 60:48


    The Reapers arrive on Earth and James should have warned Shepard not to pay attention to any kids.

    #42: On Paragon Lost

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 92:57


    We pause before starting Mass Effect 3 to learn the backstory of James Vega and the tragedy of Fehl Prime.

    #41: Reapers Arriving, Mass Effect 2 Departing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 69:55


    Pro-Tip: Don't store your Reaper Artifacts right out in the open. Maybe at least get a box or something?

    #40: Broking Bad: On the Shadow Broker DLC

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 66:00


    Liara drags Shepard into her quest to make a run at the Shadow Broker and pits them against a rogue Spectre and a Yahg.

    #39: Human Reaper

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 69:16


    The Collectors invade the Normandy so Shepard invades the Collector Base.

    #38: You Can't Handle the Geth! (On Tali & Legion)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 72:27


    Shepard plays defense attorney for Tali before acting as judge of the Heretic Geth for Legion.

    #37: Dead God Dreams (The Reaper IFF)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 58:43


    The Illusive Man apparently doesn't know the meaning of the word 'derelict'. However, that talking Geth just might!

    dreams reaper geth illusive man
    #36: Lawnmower Rain Man (On Project Overlord)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 57:47


    Shepard goes to stop a rogue VI and instead finds a terrible brother. Also, infected machines! And husks!

    #35: Fire Walk with Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 69:23


    Shepard gets a new hovercraft called the Hammerhead and has fun with the Blood Pack and Blue Suns!

    #35: Vengeance and Grief: On Zaeed and Kasumi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 63:55


    Zaeed is burning with Vengeance while Kasumi can't let go of the past. Also, we kick a varren in the face!

    #33: Tuchanka Too Furious (on Mordin and Grunt)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 65:01


    Mordin is faced with having to kill a student, while Grunt is faced with having to kill a Thresher Maw.

    grunt mordin
    #32: Law & Order: Citadel (On Thane and Garrus)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 63:29


    On the Citadel, Thane and Garrus have two separate yet equally important loyalty missions. These are their stories.

    #31: Tough Love (On Samara and Jack)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 70:01


    Samara has to fight her daughter and Jack has to fight her past. Also, fun with an old Krogan on Omega!

    #30: All the Best Cerberus Agents Have Daddy Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 67:36


    Miranda ran from her father because she thought he was a monster. Jacob finds that his father has become a monster.

    #29: The Collector Ship is Being Filled

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 60:45


    Its a trap! Shepand and team head into a disabled Collector Ship only to find out it is fully operational.

    #28: Reunions (On Liara and Tali)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 59:57


    We finish up Illium (for now) by finally meeting with Liara, and then its time to fight some Geth and reunite with Tali!

    #27: Illium Part II: The Justicar and the Assassin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 64:23


    Shepard continues the Illium trip to recruit a badass asari and a badass drell. Wait, what's a drell?

    assassins justicar
    #26: The N7 Day Teaser Image

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 14:45


    The guys share their thoughts on the Mass Effect 5 Teaser image.

    #25: Illium Part I: Shepard, This is Your Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 69:56


    Shepard heads to Illium and its a giant Mass Effect 1 reunion! Shiala! Gianna Parasini! CONRAD F***ING VERNER!!!

    #24: Horizon, For Bitchy Pests

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 65:07


    Kaiden is back and WOW WTF DUDE I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS, A--HOLE! Unless its Ashley who is also standoffish.

    #23: The Convict, the Thief, and the Citadel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 77:20


    Shepard's To Do List: 1. Free Jack from prison 2. Zoom with Kasumi 3. Return to the Citadel, get into advertising

    #22: Dr. Okeer, I Presume?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 53:57


    We head off to recruit the krogan scientist Dr. Okeer, but who comes back to the Normandy with us?

    #21: Archangel, Archangel, Will You Be Mine?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 51:37


    Shepard and crew go after a vigilante named Archangel and find themselves an old friend.

    #20: On Omega: The Plague in the Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 74:37


    The plague section on Omega hits very differently today than it did ten years ago. Mordin is still intense, though!

    #19: Old Friends: On Freedom's Progress and the (New) Normandy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 73:32


    Tali may not be staying to work with Shepard, but plenty of others from the Normandy are back, with new friends too!

    #18: They Can't Kill Shepard, Right? RIGHT?!?!?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 59:13


    We finally get to starting Mass Effect 2 which starts with the death of Commander Shepard. WHAT???

    #17: The End of the Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 66:27


    We head to Ilos for some exposition and then return to a burny Citadel to finish the game. Find out who survives!!!

    #16: Impounded! (Return to the Citadel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 50:01


    Shepard is grounded and stuck on the Citadel. Time to finish up any side quests and ponders a life of weapons smuggling!

    #15: All the Best Aliens Have Daddy Issues (On Tali & Garrus)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 75:55


    Tali and Garrus highlight Shepard's relationship with his crew and also how all the aliens have father issues.

    #14: Cerberus, Hades' Dogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 52:36


    Who is Cerberus and why are they always messing with Husks and Thresher Maws?

    #13: More Side Quests and Bring Down the Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 58:22


    Come for the aggressive biotics and angry Batarians! Stay for the game recommendations and ethics discussions!

    #12: Side Quests (F***ING HUSKS)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 64:42


    The squad talks about some of the side quests in the game including the ones with the husks. SO MANY DAMN HUSKS!

    #11: On Virmire: Massacre Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 71:15


    The squad finally arrives on Virmire, where Mass Effect becomes MASS EFFECT. Goodbye, full team-selection screen.

    #10: Kaiden & Ashley: Wonderbread & The Space Racist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 60:40


    Kaiden is bland while Ashley has never worked with aliens before and it shows.

    #9: Let's Talk About Wrex, Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 56:48


    We look at Wrex's membership on the team and how it is influenced by the history of the Krogan Genophage.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 73:55


    We enter the Hot Labs and face off against Matriarch Benezia, and as a follow up get to decide a species' fate.

    labs noveria
    #7: The Space TSA & The ESRB

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 52:53


    Noveria is cold but the hotel is hot with corporate intrigue as Shepard must find a way into the garage.

    space esrb noveria
    #6: Feros, Reaper's Day Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 75:33


    No Reapers this week as we instead deal with the ancient, mind controlling plant known as the Thorian.

    #5: Paging Doctor T'Soni

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 53:43


    Liara finaly shows up to complete the party and we return to the Citadel only to encounter some... uh... mean people.

    #4: Night Citadel Stories (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 52:28


    There are plenty of distractions on the Citadel, from the enigmatic consort Sha'ira to a deadly Quasar game in Flux.

    #3: Night Citadel Stories (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 85:37


    After Eden Prime, Shepard heads to the Citadel to inform the Council of Saren's threat. But will they listen?

    #2: First Impressions and Eden Prime

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 67:07


    We talk about our first impressions of the Legendary Edition and then go over the mission to Eden Prime.

    #1: Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 57:27


    Meet Nick, Chip, and Kurabara who will be taking the galactic journey through the Mass Effect games.

    Squad Goals Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 0:46


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