Battle Bards Episode 123: Guild Wars 2 – Path of Fire

A new episode of Battle Bards is up!

With eagerness in their hearts, the Battle Bards rush toward another Guild Wars 2 soundtrack, ready to bask in the aural glory of this MMO that’s known for its incredible music. But hark! What is this Path of Fire? Join us for a listen through a soundtrack that one unnamed soundtrack reviewer has termed “bland and generic.” If that isn’t a back-of-the-box quote, we don’t know what is!

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Episode 123 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “On the Banks of the Elon,” “Highland Hares,” and “Undead of Elona”)
• “Main Theme”
• “Sands of the Djinn”
• “The Bounty Hunter”
• “Legendary Ascent”
• “Pricklepath Hollow”
• “Welcome to Amnoon”
• “Sands of Chaos (Percussion Version)”
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener Notes: Minimalistway
• Jukebox Picks: “Main Theme” from Pharaoh, “Great Bustle” from Lost Sphear, and “Green Hill Zone Act 1” from Sonic Mania
• Outro (“Veins of the Dragon”)

Battle Bards Episode 122: Happy Town

A new episode of Battle Bards is up!

In peaceful villages and bubbly burgs, you just know that there’s bound to be an abundance of happy music! Whenever the Battle Bards regroup to lick their wounds and drink the terrors away, they often find that happy town music is perfect to soothe jangled nerves and re-center one’s heroism. There’s plenty of those tunes in today’s episode, so recoup with them as they listen to the songs of the common folk.

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Episode 122 show notes (show page, direct download)

• Intro (feat. “Kamasylvia Town” from Black Desert, “Medieval Village” from Runes of Magic, and “Colhen Theme” from Vindictus)
• “Elysean Village” from Aion
• “Townston” from Dungeon Runners
• “Village Theme 3” from ArcheAge
• “Magmeld Town” from Lineage II
• “The Bells of Dale” from Lord of the Rings Online
• “Mnene Village” from Echo of Soul
• “Nunudito Town” from Lime Odyssey
• Which one did we like best?
• Listener Notes: Katriana, Rafael (Blade and Soul track), Alyn
• Jukebox Picks: “Braxton Burks” from Johto Legends, “Main Theme” from There Came an Echo, and “Lost Soul” from BioShock
• Outro (“Emerald Village” from Blade and Soul)