The Bioware Omnibus: JADE EMPIRE
In which we look at Bioware’s oft-forgotten wuxia epic, and puzzle out how to adapt it to the screen (or maybe not).
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The Bioware Omnibus
John and Al attempt to survey the entire ouevre of single-player RPGs from the seminal studio Bioware, from their D&D ports to epic Mass Effect and Dragon Age trilogies
The Bioware Omnibus – KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC 2 (THE ADAPTATION)
Things get real nerdy as the guys dig into RPG philosophies and go over Al’s full adaptation of KOTOR 2.
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The Bioware Omnibus: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC 2: THE SITH LORDS (The Game)
John and Al dig into the cult classic sequel to Bioware’s smash foray into the Star Wars universe, a complex, downbeat, often brilliant but incomplete deconstruction of all things The Force.
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The Bioware Omnibus – KNIGHT OF THE OLD REPUBLIC (pt. 2)
The guys walk through the endgame and propose an outline for how to adapt the classic game for the screen
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The Bioware Omnibus – KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC
John and Al gush over one of their favorite games of all time, the Star Wars prequel/spinoff/DnD port colloquially known as KOTOR. This episode digs into the game mechanics, setting, concept and story up through the infamous Big Twist.
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The Bioware Omnibus: Baldur’s Gate 2
John and Al finally return to the Forgotten Realms with Tyler Jakes to take a good long look at the good loooooong sequel to Bioware’s epic adventure module. We discuss punishing difficulty and complexity, overwhelming amounts of content, botched romances and the challenges of bringing Dungeons & Dragons to the screen.
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The Bioware Omnibus – Baldur’s Gate
The guys welcome old internet friend Brad Millette to begin the long journey through the catalogue of epic single player RPGs the Bioware company has produced over the three decades. First up is the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons port, Baldur’s Gate, which we find to be something of an beta test for what the Bioware
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Bioware Prequel – on Dungeons & Dragons
Frame Work branches out into gaming, with a look at the most sneakily influential piece of culture of the last half century, the OG table-top role playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. The original idea was to examine its role in shaping the video game industry, but before that the party finds a great deal to
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