Trying to make a profit off an MMORPG is risky business in today’s saturated market. Hence, I can’t help but find it a little pretentious that the US version of the game’s soundtrack includes “Part 1” in the title. Unless “Part 2” has already been written, they’re just assuming this MMORPG has a long life.
And, as I am currently playing TERA: The Exiled Realm of Arborea, I certainly hope the game has a long life. It certainly looks beautiful and plays nicely. Furthermore, I hope it has a long life because I appreciate the work of the composers (Inon Zur and Rod Abernethy). However, it is worth noting that all other versions of the soundtrack were simply entitled “Original Soundtrack” without the “Part 1.” Those 3 versions (the Japanese, EU physical, and EU digital) were all the same album, with exactly 26 tracks.
The US CD version is a fair bit different. For starters, while the soundtrack appears on a CD, it’s not an audio CD. Instead, it’s a data disc with some images and 50 total songs in high-quality mp3 format (320k). So, after the jump, we’re going to talk about this huge collection of music, all 90 minutes of it, and ponder whether or not Atari / En Masse should release this as a digital release to the public. (more…)
