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!

soundtracks, video games

Crysis

4. September 2022 /

Wem es im Jahr 2007 beschieden war, Crysis spielen zu können, kam nicht nur in den Genuss eines sehr coolen Sci-Fi-Egoshooters im Dschungelszenario, sondern konnte sich hardwaretechnisch auch zu den oberen Zehntausend zählen. Weil das Spiel des deutschen Entwicklerstudios Crytek auf höchsten Einstellungen sogar damalige High-End-Rechner in die Knie zwang, musste ich es zum Release auf niedrigen bis mittleren Einstellungen spielen. Schön in diesem Zusammenhang übrigens, dass das kürzlich erschienene Remaster aller drei Crysis-Teile diese Tradition 15 Jahre später wohl erneut fortführt, weshalb ich mich direkt davon ferngehalten habe.

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Codename: Panzers – Phase One

9. January 2022 /

Diese Seite ist ja nicht nur dazu da, um die großen Bombast-Scores und Indieperlen abzufeiern, sondern die Welt der Videospiel-Soundtracks – so gut es eben geht – vollumfänglich abzudecken. Dabei stoße ich immer wieder auf kleine Juwelen und bemerkenswerte Kompositionen, die in manchen Titeln schlummern (Valiant Hearts, Celeste oder Bastion sind hier nur ein paar Beispiele). Und dann trifft man auf Musik wie in Codename: Panzers – Phase One und stellt fest, dass manche unbekannten Spiele dies vielleicht zu recht sind. Dies gilt natürlich nur, sofern uns der Soundtrack Rückschlüsse aufs Gameplay gibt.

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