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

Age of Wonders 4

26. April 2023 /

Mit Blick auf meine Heroes of Might and Magic-Historie, hat es nicht zuletzt mich selbst überrascht, dass ich so gar keine Berührungspunkte mit der Age of Wonders-Reihe hatte. Rundenbasierte Fantasy mit Weltentdeckung und anspruchsvollen Taktikkämpfen – sollte doch eigentlich passen? Jedoch war nach nur wenigen Stunden im Vorgänger Age of Wonders III für mich die Luft raus. Es fehlte mir etwas der Ehrgeiz, mich tiefer in das Game zu versenken, und vielleicht wollte ich auch einfach nur wieder Heroes spielen. Trotzdem lasse ich es mir natürlich nicht nehmen, in die Scores der Serie zu hören und fange hier dieses Mal antichronologisch beim aktuellen Teil an.

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Darksiders III

7. May 2020 /

Mit Darksiders III konnte ich kürzlich ein Spiel von meiner Bucketliste streichen, auf das ich mich bei der Ankündigung sehr gefreut hatte, um dann relativ schnell enthypet zu werden. Kampfsystem eher wie Dark Souls, keine Open World wie bei Teil 2 und eine mäßig sympathische Protagonistin waren alles Indikatoren, warum ich mit diesem Spiel weniger Spaß haben würde. Warum mir Darksiders III trotzdem ein paar schöne Stunden bescheren konnte und was das Fehlen von liebgewonnenen Features damit zu tun hatte, erzähle ich jetzt.

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