Split the Veil
100 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 146 ratingsSplit 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 49: The Witcher 3
December 12, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the Witcher 3 - from Geralt's romantic exploits, to Ciri's destiny, to Dandelion, to the DLC expanions, we go into all our favorite Witcher stuff. Also: witch titties.
Split the Veil 48: Companion Review! Mass Effect
November 21, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss the squad from Mass Effect, ranking each companion, talking romance (and ninja-mance), why Kaidan isn't better and the far far far far future.
Split the Veil 47: Dragon Age Origins and cRPGs
November 01, 2019 05:45 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan look back at the intersection of new and old RPGs in Dragon Age: Origins, and muse about the possibility of Dragon Age getting a cRPG title in addition to Dragon Age 4. Also Jordan talks about the new Kanye West album and Fallout 1.
Split the Veil 46: Companion Review! Dragon Age: Origins
October 11, 2019 03:14 - 1 hour - 118 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan review the party members of Dragon Age: Origins, ranking each of them on a scientifically proven (not really) scale in multiple categories. Find out who we rank as our favorites. And also, a very brief talk about the dangers of uncomfortable situations in Sailor Moon games.
Split the Veil 45: The Other Games BioWare Fans Should Play
September 27, 2019 00:18 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss their favorite non-BioWare RPGs. We cover a few games you'd expect, but also some you might not. From character to story to gameplay to choice and consequence, we go over all the elements that make our favorite RPGs so good. Also. "Albino" "witcher" "dick" are words that are uttered. You're welcome.
Split the Veil 44: Anthem Six Months Later
September 06, 2019 04:52 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss the current state of Anthem, their thoughts on the Cataclysm event, and the surprisingly successful sales numbers for Anthem. Also Jordan can't shut up about Technomancer.
Split the Veil 43: The Voices of BioWare
August 23, 2019 00:57 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss some of the most memorable actors in the BioWare catalogue - we run down some of our favorite acting performances in Dragon Age, Mass Effect, KotOR and more. Also: we talk a little bit about the Nintendo Switch and Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Split the Veil 42: The Answer to the Ultimate Question
August 01, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss death and its ramifications in the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises. Also a brief discussion about ghosts, Chicago, and risky Google searches.
Split the Veil 41: BioWare Mobile Games Past and Future (2D Waifus)
July 18, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss BioWare games on mobile - everything from Mass Effect to Dragon Age standalone mobile titles, to companion apps, to brainstorming what a good BioWare game on mobile would look like... and lastly, a side conversation on 2D waifus.
Split the Veil 40: State of the Nations
July 05, 2019 18:02 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss the different countries in Thedas, different species in Mass Effect, and the balance between alliances vs national or species self interest. We go in depth on the culture of Tevinter, the qunari, and also the differences between politics in the Milky Way vs Andromeda galaxy in Mass Effect.
Split the Veil 39: Two Years and E3
June 14, 2019 01:02 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss their thoughts following E3, discussing Cyberpunk 2077, Keanu Reeves, Outer Worlds, Animal Crossing, Pokemon, and the formats E3 presentations use. Also: we sort of remember this is our two year anniversary episode.
Split the Veil 38: Dragon Age Franchise DLC
May 17, 2019 04:10 - 1 hour - 82 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss all the major DLC in the Dragon Age franchise - from Witchhunt, to Legacy, to Trespasser and more... and also maybe reminisce about ice cream trucks.
Split the Veil 37: Blightnado
May 03, 2019 02:12 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss their wildest dreams for Dragon Age 4, including a open world that works, a smaller map that works better, how heists would work, new party gameplay, and maybe briefly a discussion about two blights at once happens.
Split the Veil 36: What Happened with Anthem, and What's Next For DA4
April 19, 2019 01:10 - 1 hour - 125 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss the two most recent BioWare articles from Kotaku's Jason Schreier focusing on the development history of Anthem, and the past and future of DA4's development.
Split the Veil 35: DA Choices! Dragon Age: Origins Edition
April 05, 2019 02:06 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan go over a few of their favorite choices in Dragon Age Origins, from starting point, to Orzammar, to the myriad of choices during the landsmeet, to why Morrigan should or shouldn't be stabbed.
Split the Veil 34: Anthem Community Dialogue
March 21, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the Anthem community's dialogue with BioWare, trends on the Anthem subreddit, and the broader issues around consumerism, social media, and developer-fan relations.
Split the Veil 33: Anthem #SexyDangerous
March 08, 2019 19:43 - 2 hours - 147 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan dive into their Anthem review, discussing the story in-depth including characters, plot, themes, and more. Plus thoughts on gameplay, loot, progression, marketing, etc. Almost 2 1/2 hours of Anthem coverage.
Split the Veil 32: EA Earnings & Single Player Future
February 15, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss the latest earnings report from EA, and the comments made by executive leadership at EA regarding single player games. We discuss Battlefield V, future BioWare games, microtransactions and more.
Split the Veil 31: Anthem VIP Demo Recap
January 28, 2019 06:47 - 1 hour - 82 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss their unique experiences with the Anthem VIP demo this past weekend, covering everything from impressions to technical problems, and what it means for the outlook on Anthem.
Split the Veil 30: Talking to the People
January 17, 2019 20:42 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss past episode comments, remember the woes of picking a name of the podcast, and get serious about romance plots in Bioware games (again).
Split the Veil 29: The BioWare Library
January 10, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan recap novels in the Dragon Age and Mass Effect universe, talk about their favorites, and discuss whether non-game media should make major changes to plot and lore.
Split the Veil 28: Theory History: Inquisition
December 20, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB"In this episode Caitie and Jordan compare the Dragon Age hype leading up to the release of Inquisition and Trespasser to the current hype for DA4, comparing old trailers and theories."
Split the Veil 27: The Dread Wolf Rises
December 08, 2018 06:24 - 1 hour - 84 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan react to and analyze the Dragon Age 4 reveal teaser, discuss the newest Anthem story trailer, and talk about Obsidian's new RPG Outer Worlds.
Split the Veil 26: French, German, and Jennifer Hale
November 15, 2018 22:27 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan listen to the French and German voice over options of Dragon Age: Inquisition and compare which ones they like more, but also, assert the vocal superiority of Jen Hale above all.
Split the Veil 25: Of Anthem and Marketing Reality
October 31, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss the latest gameplay footage from Anthem, EA/Bioware marketing strategies, how much Anthem looks like Warframe, and why Jordan can never be an EA "Game Changer"
Split the Veil 24: Mass Effect 3 Key Decisions
October 19, 2018 00:28 - 1 hour - 77.3 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss major decisions in Mass Effect 3 including curing the genophage, the quarian-geth conflict, and the Control, Synthesis, Destroy ending (among others). Also: Pokemon. Pokemon and vegans. No, we're not sorry.
Split the Veil 23: Video Game Addiction
October 07, 2018 20:33 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss video game addiction, how it relates to Bioware games, and how we may want to consider what gaming addiction really is and what to do about it.
Split the Veil 22: Even More DAI Decisions!
September 20, 2018 15:00 - 58 minutes - 62.7 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss more pivotal decisions in Dragon Age: Inquisition - including: Who to leave in The Fade, Mages or Templars, who should be the Divine, Well of Sorrows, and Solas (again).
Split the Veil 21: Maker, Who Art Thou?
September 06, 2018 15:00 - 56 minutes - 61 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss the Maker, the nature of deity in Dragon Age, elven gods, Solas (again), and what makes for the most interesting story in answering the big questions.
Split the Veil 20: Into the Future of Mass Effect
August 17, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss (somewhat aimlessly) features and other things they'd like to see in whatever the next Mass Effect game is... also we harp on Andromeda.
Split the Veil 19: The Exalted March Speaks
August 03, 2018 01:29 - 1 hour - 74 MBIn this episode, Caitie talks to Jordan about Jordan, and his journey with Mass Effect, blogging, YouTube, and why he finally decided to not like Liam.
Split the Veil 18: Ghil Dirthalen's Reckoning
July 20, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBIn this episode, Jordan talks to Caitie about Caitie, her Dragon Age journey, the DA community, and what it's been like to start a popular YouTube channel.
Split the Veil 17: Discussing Big Decisions in DAI
July 06, 2018 16:46 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss major decisions in Dragon Age: Inquisition - everything from the Orlesian power struggle, to the fate of Solas, to the Wardens, disbanding the Inquisition or not, and the future of Cole as a spirit or human.
Split the Veil 16: Anthem reality and E3 2018
June 22, 2018 00:26 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss E3 2018, including Cyberpunk 2077, The Last of Us 2, Ghost of Tsushima, and of course, Anthem... also some stuff about sex scene microtransactions...
Split the Veil 15: Big Trends in Gaming, and Bioware
June 01, 2018 01:24 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss battle royale games, microtransactions, mobile gaming, VR/AR, CRPGs... and Alex Jones.
Split the Veil 14: The marketing of Bioware games
May 17, 2018 23:13 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the different marketing approaches for Bioware games, marketing in games overall, and go off on a weird tangent about Tolkien's obsession with hobbit feet.
Split the Veil 13: What is too violent?
May 04, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBIn this episode, Caitie and Jordan discuss the depiction of violence in Bioware games and how realistic and unrealistic depictions affect the gaming experience.
Split the Veil 12: It's a game changer!
April 19, 2018 23:19 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBIn this episode Caitie and Jordan discuss potential ground breaking ideas for new story settings and gameplay mechanics in Dragon Age, Mass Effect and possibly new IP from Bioware - from Steampunk, to co-op, to ways we can make Liam feel less ignored.
Split the Veil 11: Let's talk about sex, Kadan!
April 06, 2018 01:01 - 59 minutes - 69 MBIn this episode, we talk discuss the nature and quality of sex scenes in video games (namely Dragon Age and Mass Effect) and their place in games.
Split the Veil 10: Protagonists Battle - ME vs DA
March 16, 2018 18:28 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBIn this episode: Protagonists! Should the main character of a game have a set personality, or be an empty vessel? Which Bioware Protagonists was the best? Do we ever stop talking about Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Transistor? Who knows!
Split the Veil 9: Considering Classes
March 15, 2018 23:10 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBIn this episode: We talk about the class system in both Mass Effect and Dragon Age series, companions we like to take, and wonder if Dragon Age should go 'classless'.
Split the Veil 8: Taking a Stance on Romance
March 15, 2018 23:04 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBCaitie and Jordan talk about dick pics, why Bioware romances are so popular, which are their favorites, what more complex and difficult relationships might look like, and finally the controversy around bi-mods.
Split the Veil 7: Gender in the Dragon Age Fandom
March 15, 2018 22:59 - 1 hour - 73 MBIn this months episode: Listen to us talk about the unusual quality about the Dragon Age Fandom: There is an equal amount of men as there is women. We discuss why this may be, why Mass Effect isn't the same, and Caitie rants about modern feminism.
Split the Veil 6: On Races in Dragon Age - The Known and Unknown
March 15, 2018 22:46 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBIn this month's episode: We discuss a topic sent in by Kerry Carlton, the different races of the Dragon Age universe! Listen to us talk about our favorite races, why half races in DA are so boring, and Jordan somehow convince Caitie that Firesprites might not be that bad.
Split the Veil 5: A.I. in the Mass Effect universe
March 02, 2018 22:28 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBHello and Welcome, Welcome to Split the Veil! Listen to Jordan of Exalted March, and Caitie of Ghildirthalen explore the world of podcasting and Bioware games. This month's episode: We discuss our thoughts on A.I. in the Mass Effect series. Why do we like EDI better than SAM? Why is ME3's 'green' ending so creepy? What was Caitie's dog, Jinx, barking at?
Split the Veil 1: Of Anthem and DA4 Dreams
March 02, 2018 20:35 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBHello and Welcome, Welcome! Listen to Jordan of Exalted March, and Caitie of Ghildirthalen explore the world of podcasting and Bioware games. This week: Anthem, DA4 hopes, bad gaydars, and unfinished plot points in the Dragon Age series.
Split the Veil 2: What we think of Mass Effect Andromeda
March 02, 2018 20:35 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBHello and Welcome, Welcome to Split the Veil! Listen to Jordan of Exalted March, and Caitie of Ghildirthalen explore the world of podcasting and Bioware games. This month: Mass Effect Andromeda judgements, punching Peebee, and an open letter to Bioware and the MEA team.
Split the Veil 3: Dragon Age 2 Retrospective
March 02, 2018 20:34 - 1 hour - 74 MBHello and Welcome, Welcome to Split the Veil! Listen to Jordan of Exalted March, and Caitie of Ghildirthalen explore the world of podcasting and Bioware games. This month: we look back on Dragon Age 2, how we feel about Felicia Day, decide how successful Hawke was, and how well DA2 has aged.
Split the Veil 4: Everything Elven Lore
March 02, 2018 20:34 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBHello and Welcome, Welcome to Split the Veil! Listen to Jordan of Exalted March, and Caitie of Ghildirthalen explore the world of podcasting and Bioware games. This month: We discuss Elven lore and its connection to other races, with only a hint of kink shaming!
Split the Veil 4.5: Laidlaw and Leaks
March 02, 2018 20:34 - 36 minutes - 40.1 MBHello and Welcome, Welcome to Split the Veil! Listen to Jordan of Exalted March, and Caitie of Ghildirthalen explore the world of podcasting and Bioware games. This month's baby episode: We discuss the creative director of the Dragon Age series leaving Bioware, and why you shouldn't be worried, as well as the DA4 'leak' that appeared in 4chan earlier this month!