Downloadable Content, Episode 2

Episode 2 of Downloadable Content is now released for your downloading/listening pleasure!

In Episode 2, we talk about the evolution of popular video game franchises--what makes each successive game in a series still fun to play after years, even decades after its starting game? Do things like new stories, new consoles, and new graphics help or hinder a series? Can a series get too experimental and die before their time? I and our panel of Ron, Erica, and Peter talk about six franchises, and discuss what we think keeps these games fun to play, and also what causes the death of one or two. All music used belongs to their respective games and composers. Enjoy!

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Downloadable Content, Episode 2

First Half Music Credits
Intro & Closing: Time's Scar (Chrono Cross, Mitsuda)
Mushroomy Kingdom 1-1 and 1-2 (Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Kondo)
Bob-Omb Adventure (Super Mario 64, Kondo)
Hyrule Field (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Kondo, arr. ZREO team)
Hyrule Field (Zelda: Twilight Princess, Kondo/Ota/Minegishi)
Lost in Darkness (Resident Evil (GCN), Uchiyama/Tomozawa/Senbongi)
The Ultimate Bio-Weapon Medley (Resident Evil 2, Ueda/Uchiyama/Nishigaki)
Game Over (Metal Gear Solid, various Konami composers)

Intermission: Darkness of the Unknown (Kingdom Hearts 2, Shimomura)

Second Half Music Credits
Opening Theme--Bombing Mission (Final Fantasy 7, Uematsu)
Main Theme of Final Fantasy IV (Final Fantasy 4, Uematsu)
Zidane's Theme (Final Fantasy 9, Uematsu)
Dancing Mad (Final Fantasy 6, Uematsu, arr. The Black Mages)
Last Battle (Xenosaga Episode 1, Mitsuda)
Promised Pain (Xenosaga Episode 3, Kajiura)
Encounter (Metal Gear Solid, various Konami composers)
Alert Mode (Metal Gear Solid 2, Hibino)
Metal Gear Saga (Metal Gear Solid 4, Gregson-Williams)