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

Dark Souls

9. February 2023 /

Leute, die ein paar meiner Reviews gelesen haben, werden häufiger über das Genre der Souls-Likes und dessen Begründer Dark Souls gestolpert sein. Coregamern sollte das Spiel ohnehin ein Begriff sein, wird es doch von seinen masochistischen Jüngern als Heiliger Gral des Gamings angesehen. Ich persönlich konnte nie viel mit dem Gedanken anfangen, regelmäßig den Verlust meines hart erspielten Fortschritts in sackschweren Kämpfen zu riskieren. Außerdem war die PC-Version total verbuggt, weshalb ich noch vorm Zweikampf mit dem ersten Mini-Bösschen schon keine Lust mehr hatte.

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soundtracks, video games

Dragon Age: Origins

22. January 2023 /

Man könnte mir fast vorwerfen, ich würde aktuell bei der Auswahl meiner Rezensionsobjekte einfach die Spielebibliothek von BioWare durchgehen, landet nach Mass Effect und Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic doch jetzt das letzte Glied der Erfolgskette auf meinem Seziertisch. Tatsächlich hat Dragon Age: Origins nur durch Zufall seinen Weg in meine Liste gefunden, Shuffle-Mode sei Dank. Mir soll’s recht sein, kann ich so doch über den Soundtrack eines Spiels reden, das für viele heute noch eines der besten Rollenspiele der vergangenen anderthalb Dekaden darstellt.

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