Masahiro Aoki basically turned a mobile game's late-life updates into a full concert. This bonus track version of the Tales of Asteria soundtrack adds a batch of new compositions that feel like they're trying to give the game a proper sendoff.
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"The Crystal That Sleeps in Avalon" has this crystalline, almost ethereal quality that lingers. "Shadow Within the Abyss" flips the mood completely, heavy and foreboding. Yuko Okada's "The Very End of Recollections" is the standout emotional piece, quiet and reflective in a way that hits harder knowing the game was winding down.
The whole thing carries more weight than bonus tracks usually do. Worth grabbing if you spent any real time with Asteria.