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Split the Veil

100 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 145 ratings

Split the Veil covers all things Bioware - from Mass Effect, to Dragon Age, Bioware classics, and Anthem. Hosted by Caitie (Ghil Dirthalen on YouTube) and Jordan (The Exalted March on YouTube).

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Episodes

Split the Veil 95: Dragon Age Day 2023

January 04, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 168 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the latest Dragon Age: Dreadwolf teaser trailer released on Dragon Age Day in December. Also there's quite a bit of talk about how well we think Dreadwolf will end up doing once it's released, and... more BG3. Also: spiders.

Split the Veil 94: BioWare Layoffs and N7 Day

November 15, 2023 14:10 - 57 minutes - 131 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan lament the departure of the BioWare employees laid off in August and discuss what it means for the studio. Also: N7 Day teaser and what it means for Mass Effect fans. Also: also: maybe something about the voyages of the "Titanic."

Split the Veil 93: Baldur's Gate 3

August 06, 2023 18:11 - 1 hour - 185 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the newly released Baldur's Gate 3! We talk character creation, companions, choice and consequence, and everything else to love about this RPG. Also: Dragon Age comparisons.

Split the Veil 92: Sort of E3 and Dragon Age: The Missing

June 22, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 181 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the Summer lineup of gaming showcases, give their thoughts on Dragon Age: The Missing comics, and discuss Star Wars: The Old Republic moving on from BioWare Austin developers.

Split the Veil 91.5: The Timeless Mark Darrah Returns

March 29, 2023 03:24 - 44 minutes - 102 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan come back for another "half episode" to discuss the return of Mark Darrah to BioWare! Long time Dragon Age Executive Producer is returning as a Consultant on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. We talk about what that means for the game, for BioWare, and for Darrah. Also: the ghost of Jordan's mic.

Split the Veil 91: Dragon Age Design Blog

March 29, 2023 03:16 - 52 minutes - 121 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan return from a long winter slumber to talk about the latest BioWare blog outlining some design concepts around character progression and leveling up in Dragon Age Dreadwolf. Also: some stuff about Texas and counting.

Split the Veil 90: DA Day and Absolution

December 15, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 145 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the cinematic teaser for Dreadwolf released on Dragon Age Day - AND Dragon Age: Absolution on Netflix. We talk about our impressions of the show, what we thought of the new characters, the cast of actors, and the ending. Also: Geralt and his tendencies around sorceresses in the Witcher. 

Split the Veil 89: Dreadwolf Hits Alpha

November 10, 2022 15:00 - 47 minutes - 108 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss Dragon Age: Dreadwolf hitting a major development milestone - making it to alpha stage. Now that the devs have gotten a start-to-finish draft of the game in place, we discuss what's next for Dreadwolf, and how long its main quest might be. We also talk about the end-of-life for mobile game Heroes of Dragon Age. Also: Dragon Age: Absolution, N7 Day, and (very briefly) what it's like to be a musician on the Titanic. 

Split the Veil 88: Dreadwolf Codex Previews

October 23, 2022 15:00 - 43 minutes - 99.8 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss some new codex entries related to Dragon Age: Dreadwolf - fancy Nevarran tombs, dragon diets, and... other things. Also: old emojis. 

Split the Veil 87: Magic (and Tech) in Dragon Age

August 31, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 176 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan talk about magic and technology in the Dragon Age series so far, what we'd like to see in the future, and what we think may not work so well for future games. Also: Amazon and EA. 

Split the Veil 86: Mary DeMarle Joins BioWare

July 15, 2022 15:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MB

In this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss the latest addition to the BioWare writing team - Mary DeMarle. We talk about DeMarle's writing experience on Guardians of the Galaxy, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and what her experience could add to the Mass Effect franchise. Also: a cartoon dog named Bluey. 

Split the Veil 85: Dragon Age: Absolution Announced!

June 27, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 158 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the announcement and trailer for Dragon Age: Absolution, the new Netflix Dragon Age animated show. We talk about Netflix and their existing catalog of animated shows, what we expect to see in Absolution, and why expectations for Netflix shows in general can be a tricky thing. Also: we talk about Starfield, Marvel/Star Wars fandoms, and other random things people like to chat about these days. 

Split the Veil 84: Dreadwolf

June 05, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 147 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan react to the reveal of the title for the fourth Dragon Age game - "Dreadwolf". We talk about the implications of the focus on Solas, some of the lore around Fen'Harel, and the color purple. Also: we read the dictionary. NOTE: Audio for this episode is not up to our usual standards due to an issue with our recording platform. Apologies, we'll get fixed it for next time. 

Split the Veil 83: Mass Effect 3 Review!

April 15, 2022 04:42 - 1 hour - 182 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review Mass Effect 3 - we talk about why Kai Leng is awful, why Garrus is great, Tali romance, some of our favorite story moments, gameplay improvements, DLC and more. Also: what happens when a fish slaps a zebra. 

Split the Veil 82: Christian Dailey Departs

March 10, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 162 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss Christian Dailey, former Dragon Age 4 Executive Producer, leaving BioWare. We also discuss the report from Jeff Grubb saying that DA4 is on schedule and doing well, as well as the recent interview with former BioWare dev Mark Darrah. Also: we talk about The Batman. 

Split the Veil 81: Mass Effect 2 Review

January 27, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 209 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss Mass Effect 2, get Caitie's reaction from beating the game for the first time in 8 years, talk story, characters, gameplay, and more in order to rate Mass Effect 2 against other games in the series. Also, we talk about Aloy from Horizon and FemShep aesthetics. Also, also: bonus Death Stranding conversation at the end.  

Split the Veil 80: DA4 Time Jump

December 16, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 163 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss a grab bag of topics including the recent Dragon Age 4 time jump, the Mass Effect "next" teaser trailer that went missing for a second, and the Game Awards. Also: what's the name of our show? 

Split the Veil 79: Dragon Age 2 Review

November 19, 2021 23:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the story, characters, gameplay and overall execution of Dragon Age 2 and all its DLC. Also: we discuss nerd culture and some Mass Effect modding. 

Split the Veil 78: Development Transparency

October 29, 2021 14:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss fan perception of and reaction to games development transparency; we contrast different development and release strategies from past BioWare games as well as different kinds of early access games like Divinity Original Sin 2, Baldur's Gate 3, and Star Citizen. Also: what it's like to paint miniatures. 

Split the Veil 77: What Makes Dragon Age

October 07, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 155 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the core elements of Dragon Age and "what makes a game Dragon Age game?" We discuss the themes, aesthetics, gameplay mechanics, and use of lore that seem to define a Dragon Age game. We also discuss what it might mean to see another studio make a DA game. Also: we hate on Twitter some more. 

Split the Veil 76: Mass Effect Review

September 16, 2021 13:00 - 49 minutes - 112 MB

In this episode Caitie and Jordan review Mass Effect 1; we cover ME1 in a 1 out of 7 review format and discuss our favorite and least favorite aspects of everything Mass Effect. Also: a little bit of KotOR remake talk. 

Split the Veil 75: The Fate and Future of Anthem

August 31, 2021 13:00 - 54 minutes - 126 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss how the Anthem community is keeping itself alive and carrying on the fandom around Anthem, what it means, and how it could affect the future. Also: what it would sound like if Jordan was invited to a meeting with EA (sort of). 

Split the Veil 74: Dragon Age: Origins Review

July 08, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan do a full review of BioWare's 2009 Dragon Age: Origins! Inspired by our companion review episodes, we cover DAO in a 1 out of 7 review format and discuss our favorite and least favorite aspects of everything Dragon Age: Origins. Also: Caitie tells a harrowing tale of a very bad thief. Also: Also: Caitie and Jordan mea culpa for past audio problems and try to do technology better. 

Split the Veil 73: E3 Season and New BioWare GM

June 21, 2021 01:43 - 1 hour - 77.1 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss E3 2021, make some predictions about what may be shown at EA Play in July, and talk about the future of gaming events. We also briefly discuss the news about BioWare's new general manager. 

Split the Veil 72: Mass Effect Legendary Edition

May 27, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 89.3 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan deep dive into the details of Mass Effect Legendary Edition. We discuss major and minor changes including how much of a difference the new graphical updates make, whether the style changes to lighting and mood make things better or worse, and compare the extent of changes between ME1 and ME2/ME3. Also: squirrel mortality and Morgan Freeman. 

Split the Veil 71: Villain Showdown - Dragon Age vs Mass Effect

May 06, 2021 13:00 - 57 minutes - 71.7 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan talk bad guys in the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises. We run down the major antagonists in each game in the respective series and have them face off until find the best villain in BioWare's catalog! Saren vs the Arishok? The Illusive Man vs Loghain? What about the Reapers vs the Darkspawn? We talk about what makes a villain compelling and why. Also: Demon Slayer vs Invincible. 

Split the Veil 70: Companion Review! Mass Effect Series

April 22, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the reviews for the Mass Effect series and reveal the listener scores. We share the compiled listener survey results, compare to our own scores, read listener comments, and make some adjustments to our previous scores. We also noticed some interesting rankings between DA and ME franchises.

Split the Veil 69: "Nice"

April 08, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes - 64 MB

In this very special episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss all the reasons why "niceness" is not kindness, going through a handful of decisions in Dragon Age and Mass Effect that have counterintuitive results and what that really means. We manage to make a meme episode that only goes off the rails a couple of times. Oh and also, Justice League Snyder Cut talk for about 5 minutes. 

Split the Veil 68: Companion Review! Dragon Age Series

March 18, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 121 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the reviews for the Dragon Age series and reveal the listener scores. We share the compiled listener survey results, compare to our own scores, read listener comments, and make some adjustments to our previous scores. Also: we take some shots at millennials. 

Split the Veil 67: What Became Of Anthem and DA4 Reality

February 28, 2021 21:20 - 1 hour - 92.1 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the end of Anthem, look back at what it was like to cover BioWare's first true multiplayer focused game, get into the recent news about DA4 being single-player and what it means for BioWare going forward. Also: (you guessed it) the Titantic. 

Split the Veil 66: Mass Effect Legendary Edition Details!

February 13, 2021 03:11 - 1 hour - 82.7 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan go over details about the new remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy, including graphics updates, gameplay tweaks, and more. Also, there is some talk about a potential Dragon Age remaster. Also: Miranda's booty. Also: Matthew McConaughey. 

Split the Veil 65: Companion Review! Dragon Age: Inquisition

January 21, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 139 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the companions of Dragon Age: Inquisition. We go in wildly different directions on Sera and Cole, agree about Solas, give the most in-depth review of Blackwall's finer points ever, and much more. Also: we talk WandaVision and Disney+ falling off the truck. 

Split the Veil 64: Dragon Age and Mass Effect return to the VGAs!

December 13, 2020 00:26 - 1 hour - 94.3 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan talk all about the latest trailers from Dragon Age 4 and Mass Effect 5 shown at the The Video Game Awards. We talk about returning characters, possible new characters, two galaxies, one Solas face, and lots of lore theories. Also: the titanic again. 

Split the Veil 63: Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah depart BioWare

December 06, 2020 02:53 - 1 hour - 78.6 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the departures of studio manager Casey Hudson and Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah including what it means for the future of Dragon Age 4, Mass Effect, and the studio as a whole. Also: icebergs and air balloons. 

Split the Veil 62: BioWare 25 Book - Flip Through Thoughts

November 29, 2020 23:45 - 1 hour - 80.5 MB

In this episode Caitie and Jordan flip through the BioWare 25 book and discuss some of the concept art and images that gives clues about what's next for Dragon Age and Mass Effect, while also taking a look back at some unfinished projects including a cancelled spy-thriller called Agent. Also: Call of Duty. 

Split the Veil 61: What happens with Mass Effect now?

November 04, 2020 19:16 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss where the Mass Effect franchise stands now, why it feels so different than it did even a couple of years ago, what the chances are for new games or media in the near future, why Jordan is no longer excited for Starfield, and why they both feel so old. 

Split the Veil 60: Favorite Dragon Age Moments Pt. 1

October 09, 2020 22:10 - 56 minutes - 70.8 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss some of their favorite story and character moments from the Dragon Age franchise. We talk about Aveline, the Battle of Ostagar, the mage origin, the joining, Haven, and many other moments from DA. 

Split the Veil 59: Companion Review! Mass Effect 3

September 17, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MB

In this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss whether Destroy, Control or - nah, just kidding. =) We talk all about the companions in Mass Effect 3! We break down all aspects of every companion, including discussing why Javik is the best DLC ever, why no one cares about Kaidan and how Garrus ascends to godhood. Also some talk about speed run baby raising and Wasteland 3. 

Split the Veil 58: Dragon Age 4 Behind-the-Scenes Impressions

August 31, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 89.3 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan give their thoughts on the developer diary behind-the-scenes look at Dragon Age 4. We discuss the new facial animation tech, concept art, game environments, potential new companions, and spider-hands. Also: we're back from hiatus; Caitie is a mom now and we missed you all.    

Split the Veil- Baby Ep.3: Red Dead and Settling Down

August 06, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes - 47.8 MB

In this episode: Caitie and Jordan talk about how Red Dead Redemption 2 will make you want to go out into the woods and build a house. Also how the Notebook gets you laid.

Split the Veil- Baby Ep.2: Nintendo and Chill

July 23, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutes - 49.3 MB

In this episode: Caitie and Jordan discuss two huge Nintendo Switch games, and why they seem to be the perfect plague games. Which was very topical when we recorded it, but probably not when we release this.

Split the Veil- Baby Ep. 1: Caitie Rants About Sailor Moon

July 09, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MB

In this episode: Caitie and Jordan talk about Sailor Moon. Well, it's mostly Caitie ranting about her interpretation on the Sailor Moon manga, which turns out deeper than Jordan expected.

Split the Veil 57: Companion Review! Dragon Age DLC

June 04, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 87.2 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the companions in Dragon Age DLC! We cover the cast of Awakening and Witch Hunt in depth, share our love for the unlikely duo of Finn and Ariane, talk about Anders change, Velanna's angry face and much more. 

Split the Veil 56: Mass Effect 2 Companion Review

May 08, 2020 02:29 - 2 hours - 160 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the all-star cast of Mass Effect 2. We take surprisingly few shots at Miranda, Jordan sort of defends Jacob, we both heap praise on Tali, and much much more. Oh and Garrus - lots of Garrus talk. 

Split the Veil 55: Dragon Age on Film

April 23, 2020 23:48 - 1 hour - 79.2 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the possibility of a Dragon Age movie or series, what they would like to see, what they wouldn't like to see, potential stories to use, and what might work for casting. We also inevitably talk about Game of Thrones and The Witcher Netflix series. Also: Jordan's microphone. 

Split the Veil 54: Companion Review! Mass Effect: Andromeda

April 03, 2020 00:14 - 1 hour - 97.6 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the squad from Mass Effect: Andromeda. We break down strengths and weakness for all companions; we talk Liam's acting, Cora's romance scene, whether Peebee is a manic pixie dream girl, and much more. Also: Jordan has found a better way to sit. 

Split the Veil 53: Tevinter Nights (SPOILERS!)

March 13, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 95 MB

In this episode Caitie and Jordan dive into the latest Dragon Age book - Tevinter Nights! We go in depth on "The Dread Wolf Take You" and "The Horror of Hormak" discussing some of our favorite moments and the key lore implications. Also: we try to explain why we lost our last episode!  ***SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE***

Split the Veil 52: Companion Review! Dragon Age 2

February 14, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 133 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the party members of Dragon Age 2. We break down every single party member across multiple categories. In particular, we talk about how great Aveline is, disagree about Fenris, agree about Tallis, and much more. Also: it's warmest cold open ever. 

Split the Veil 51: The Silent, the Speakers, the Sleepers

January 23, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 85.7 MB

In this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the Silent Grove Trilogy of Darkhorse Dragon Age comics (The Silent Grove, Those Who Speak, Until We Sleep). We talk about Isabela's past and story arc, Varric's stories and truth, and the growth of Alistair when he has agency in a story. SPOILER ALERT for all of the aforementioned series.

Split the Veil 50: BioWare Community in 2020

January 11, 2020 01:29 - 1 hour - 89.3 MB

In this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss the BioWare community, what it's like to go a full year with no new Dragon Age content, the future of Mass Effect and Dragon Age, and liking things just because. Also: it's our 50th episode - hooray. Also: Reylo conversation.