14 DAY TRIAL // The development team at Blizzard is not content with the delivery of lore and story details about the coming Reaper of Souls expansion for Diablo 3 and the company is now ready to offer fans a preview of the music that they will be able to enjoy as they take out enemies in the expansion.
An official blog allows gamers to actually listen to a piece of the soundtrack and gives a lot of info about the way the team explored new ideas with its tracks and sought to maintain the atmosphere of the series.
The preview piece includes elements from a variety of tracks and allows gamers to hear some bells, violin work and a chanting for an ancient text.
Blizzard states, “you’ll hear some darkness and another choral text into an earlier musical progression from when the Blood Marsh (originally called “The Bog” within the team) was first being worked on. The piece then concludes with a version of the inevitability theme, mentioned previously, heard as a duet of solo violin and oboe over the descending four notes.”
The team adds, “That solo violin, heard so much in Reaper of Souls, has always represented to me, since I started working on the expansion, the hero’s personal and solitary decision (and commitment) to fulfill his or her destiny. It’s a great symbol of that singular choice to do what is needed to save Sanctuary and the whole of humanity.”
Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls will be launched on March 25 of this year on the PP and the Mac.
Gamers will be able to explore an entirely new story, more areas, battle more powerful enemies and enjoy an entirely new loot system, designed to make it easier to get high quality items.
The biggest addition is the new Crusader class, which can be used in the expansion, but also to confront the challenges of the original game.
Blizzard also plans to launch Reaper of Souls on current-gen home consoles, but has not announced an official date, and a bundle that will also include a PlayStation 4 is also being planned.
Major changes have already been introduced to Diablo 3 via the 2.0.1 patch, which has modified some of the core mechanics, including loot and the Paragon system.
Blizzard has already mentioned that it has more ideas about narratives linked to the action role-playing game, which means that more expansions will probably be announced in the near future.