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Battle Bards Episode 216: FFXIV Before Meteor

Posted on by Syp

Battle Bards Episode 216: FFXIV Before Meteor – Battle Bards

While Final Fantasy XIV players won't shut up about A Realm Reborn, it's not often you hear people speaking fondly of the original 1.0 edition. Yet in this episode of Battle Bards, Syp and Syl find something to praise from this era: the Before Meteor soundtrack. Let's rewind the clock and hear the O.G. Eorzea tunes! Episode 216 show notes Intro (feat. "Canticle," "Promise of Plunder," and "The Rider's Boon") "When a Tree Falls" "Navigator's Glory" "Born of the Boughs" "Desert Moon Defied" "Eorzea de Chocobo" "Dreams Aloft" Which one did we like best? Jukebox Picks: "Stage 2" from TMNT 2 and "The Fallen Kingdom" from Blue Fire Outro (feat. "To the Fore") Talk to the Battle Bards on Twitter! Follow Battle Bards on iTunes, Stitcher, Player.FM, Google Play, iHeartRadio, and Pocket Casts! This podcast is produced using copyrighted material according to Fair Use practices as stated under Section 107 of the 1976 Copyright Act.
  1. Battle Bards Episode 216: FFXIV Before Meteor
  2. Battle Bards Episode 215: Lineage W
  3. Episode 214: Thieves and rogues

While Final Fantasy XIV players won’t shut up about A Realm Reborn, it’s not often you hear people speaking fondly of the original 1.0 edition. Yet in this episode of Battle Bards, Syp and Syl find something to praise from this era: the Before Meteor soundtrack. Let’s rewind the clock and hear the O.G. Eorzea tunes!

Episode 216 show notes (show page, direct download)

  • Intro (feat. “Canticle,” “Promise of Plunder,” and “The Rider’s Boon”)

  • “When a Tree Falls”

  • “Navigator’s Glory”

  • “Born of the Boughs”

  • “Desert Moon Defied”

  • “Eorzea de Chocobo”

  • “Dreams Aloft”

  • Which one did we like best?
  • Jukebox Picks: “Stage 2” from TMNT 2 and “The Fallen Kingdom” from Blue Fire
  • Outro (feat. “To the Fore”)
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Battle Bards Episode 215: Lineage W

Posted on by Syp

Battle Bards Episode 216: FFXIV Before Meteor – Battle Bards

While Final Fantasy XIV players won't shut up about A Realm Reborn, it's not often you hear people speaking fondly of the original 1.0 edition. Yet in this episode of Battle Bards, Syp and Syl find something to praise from this era: the Before Meteor soundtrack. Let's rewind the clock and hear the O.G. Eorzea tunes! Episode 216 show notes Intro (feat. "Canticle," "Promise of Plunder," and "The Rider's Boon") "When a Tree Falls" "Navigator's Glory" "Born of the Boughs" "Desert Moon Defied" "Eorzea de Chocobo" "Dreams Aloft" Which one did we like best? Jukebox Picks: "Stage 2" from TMNT 2 and "The Fallen Kingdom" from Blue Fire Outro (feat. "To the Fore") Talk to the Battle Bards on Twitter! Follow Battle Bards on iTunes, Stitcher, Player.FM, Google Play, iHeartRadio, and Pocket Casts! This podcast is produced using copyrighted material according to Fair Use practices as stated under Section 107 of the 1976 Copyright Act.
  1. Battle Bards Episode 216: FFXIV Before Meteor
  2. Battle Bards Episode 215: Lineage W
  3. Episode 214: Thieves and rogues

Maybe you’ve never heard of Lineage W, a 2021 spin-off of NCsoft’s long-running franchise. But after today’s Battle Bards episode, you’ll have heard it’s sweet tunes! Join Syl and Syp as they explore this fantasy soundtrack to see how it stacks up against its amazing ancestors.

Episode 215 show notes (show page, direct download)

  • Intro (feat. “Against Odds,” “Moment of Peace,” and “Woodbeck Village”)

  • “Main Theme”

  • “Elven Forest Village”

  • “Lone Wanderer”

  • “Atoning Elf”

  • “Knight of Faith”

  • “Magician in the Nightmare”

  • Which one did we like best?
  • Jukebox Picks: “The Crown” from Oaken and “Golden Forest” from 1080° Snowboarding
  • Outro (feat. “Man of Honor”)