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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Star Trek: Armada II

4. November 2023 /

„Zeigen Sie mir die Sternenkartografie.“ „Gre’thor wird mit ihrer Asche bedeckt werden.“ „Setzt neuen Kurs.“ „Wir entwickeln uns.“ – All das sind Einheitensprüche aus Star Trek: Armada II, die mir bis heute im Kopf herumschwirren. Zu behaupten, dass ich dieses Game geliebt habe, wäre also eine zutreffende Einschätzung. Ich meine, ein Strategiespiel im Star Trek-Kosmos, in dem ich auf Seiten von Föderation, Klingonen, Romulanern, Cardassianern, Borg und Spezies 8472 Flotten kommandieren kann – was will man mehr?

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Star Trek: Birth of the Federation

24. March 2023 /

Nach einer längeren Star-Trek-Abstinenz ist es mal wieder Zeit, über Spiele und deren Soundtracks zu sprechen, die optimistisch in eine ferne Zukunft blicken. In eine Zeit, in der die Menschheit ihre eigenen Streitereien, den Klimawandel und die 5-Tage-Woche überwunden und sich stattdessen der Erkundung unendlicher Weiten des Weltraums gewidmet hat. Und kaum ein Spiel hat diese Fantasie besser umgesetzt als Birth of the Federation.

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