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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Chaos Legion

12. January 2023 /

Mit Chaos Legion findet wieder ein Spiel der Kategorie Special Interest ihren Weg auf diese Webseite. Ich gestehe, dass ich so gut wie nichts mehr über die Story weiß. Irgendwas mit Göttern, Dämonen und sonstigen Unheiligkeiten, die allesamt im Japano-Over-the-Top-Stil Opfer unseres überdimensionalen Schwertes werden. Wir spielen dabei den Charakter Sieg Wahrheit (kein Scheiß), komplett mit roter Fönfrisur und Pelzkragenmantel. Dabei stehen uns die namensgebenden Legionen bei, die man wie bei einem Pikmin oder Overlord der jeweiligen Situation entsprechend beschwört. Oder so.

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Game Review, MaybeGames

Long Live the Queen

12. November 2019 /

Jetzt kommt ein Spiel, von dem ich wohl selbst nie geglaubt hätte, dass ich es spielen würde: Long Live the Queen. Ein Visualnovel im Mangastyle, das von der jungen Prinzessin Elodie handelt, die sich nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter auf ihre Regentschaft vorbereitet. So weit so belanglos. Warum hatte ich diesen Schrott also plötzlich auf meinem Steam-Account? Schuld war ein guter Freund, der mich herausforderte, ‚es doch mal zu spielen und zu schauen, wie weit ich kommen würde.‘ Eine Herausforderung? ‚Ein Rollenspiel für Kinder‘, dachte ich mir und war der Auffassung, in ein paar Minuten damit fertig zu sein.

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