Echtzeit-Taktik – 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

Shogun: Total War

8. February 2024 /

Back in the day when I started this page, I did so with a highlight in the venerable Total War series, namely the third installment, Rome: Total War. After that, for some unknown reason, I continued with its predecessor, Medieval: Total War, and am now bringing this backward trend to an end with the series founder, Shogun: Total War.

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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

8. May 2023 /

Wie viele Stunden ich im Nachfolger, Men of Courage verbracht habe, möchte ich gar nicht wissen. Das Konzept der Commandos-Reihe, sich aus der Iso-Perspektive mit einer kleinen Truppe Soldaten durch gegnerverseuchte Stützpunkte zu schleichen, jeden Schritt minuziös zu planen und dann doch wegen irgendeines gestreiften Sichtkegels den Alarm auszulösen, war so frustrierend wie packend. Besonders dann, wenn man es sich wie meine Wenigkeit zusätzlich schwer macht und niemanden töten, sondern lediglich betäuben wollte.

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Rome: Total War

22. March 2020 /

„Kein Weg ist lang mit einem guten Freund als Begleiter“, so sagt der Volksmund. Der Volksmund sagt auch, dass alle Wege nach Rom führen. Daraus kann man nun schließen, dass man unweigerlich irgendwann in Rom ankommt, und dass es mit einem Freund im Schlepptau sogar noch schneller geht. Man kann aber auch denken, dass der Autor wieder einmal Socken geraucht und auf der Suche nach einem ansprechenden Einstieg Sprichworte gegoogelt hat, bis er irgendetwas fand, das er ansatzweise zu einer kohärenten Einleitung verweben konnte.

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