MaybeMattis

Hi, it's great that you've found your way to this site and are taking the time to read this text. In fact, I don't want to keep you for long, there's a lot to discover (not necessarily just here, the Internet is vast and full of wonders). But if you want to take a look around here, I'd be very happy if you did. What you can expect: a bunch of texts about video games and most importantly soundtracks. Being born in 92 I was blessed growing up with gems like The Settlers 2, Half-Life 2, and the Flight Simulator 98 . Back then, I played pretty much everything on the PC that my gaming fingers could get their hands on.

What has always fascinated me most about video games, films and series was the music. Because of the music from The Sims I began playing the piano. Unfortunately, my talent was at a similar level to my strategic understanding of Anno 1602I started collecting soundtracks when I got my first PC. My collection now comprises almost 2800 albums (as of April 2023), and my goal is to have heard them all - heard and rated them. Why? A simple collecting instinct and the desire to make musical discoveries.

But because this really does involve a lot of work and, above all, time, I would like to share my experiences with you. Of course, like any form of art, music is subjective. But if you hear Call of Duty 2 does that make you think of good music? Or did you know that the same composer of Dragon Age: Origins and Crysis ? Or that the piano pieces from the above-mentioned Sims was in fact freestyled? Well now you do. I promise no revelations, no ultimate ratio. Just my opinion and my knowledge. Partly nostalgically glorified, always subjectively colored. If that's enough for you, you'll find a few tips and hints for good and bad music on this website. For a condensed impression of the wonderful world of game music, I recommend taking a look at my list of Top 100 video game tracks, in which I (obviously) list the my 100 best titles from video games. Have fun browsing!

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Sacred 3

19. September 2024 /

If you've been going to the same Italian restaurant for years and enjoy eating funghi there, you're bound to be surprised when at some point they say: 'Sorry, we don't have funghi any more. We no longer have pizza in general, nobody wants to eat it anyway. But we can offer you a really great salad! And the salad turns out to be not so great.

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Anno 1503

17. May 2020 /

Anno 1503 war in allen Belangen eine gelungene Fortsetzung des Urvaters Anno 1602 und setzte die bis heute anhaltende Nummerierung der Serie mit der Quersumme 9 in Gang. Durch poliertes Gameplay und, zumindest gefühlt, weniger schwer als der Vorgänger, bestach das Spiel Anfang der 2000er mit schönerer Grafik, mehr Warenketten und Features. Deshalb versenkte ich damals viele Nachmittage in die Siedelsimulation und verwaltete stolz mein kleines Inselreich – auf einfachem Schwierigkeitsgrad, versteht sich. Zusätzlich zum erweiterten spielerischen Inhalt gesellte sich zudem ein dicker Soundtrack in Form von knapp 70 Files im Spieleordner dazu. Es handelt sich also nicht direkt um einen OST, aber weil die Spielmusik zu der Zeit nie…

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