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

Diablo

23. January 2022 /

Wer hier mal wieder eine ausschweifende Review zu diesem Spieleklassiker erwartet, den muss ich im Falle der Diablo-Reihe leider enttäuschen. Denn: Ich habe sie nie gespielt. Also nie richtig. Tatsächlich ist mein einziger Berührungspunkt mit dem Hack-and-Slay-Urgestein der zweite Teil, den ich bei meinem Kumpel Paul im Koop gezockt habe. ‚Gezockt‘ bedeutete in dem Fall, dass der überforderte Mattis hinter einem sich andauernd in einen Bären verwandelnden Druiden herrannte, kein Loot bekam, da er nicht wusste, wie man Gegenstände aufhebt und die ganze Zeit aus dem Stockwerk über ihm angemault wurde, warum er denn so langsam sei.

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DOOM Eternal

15. June 2021 /

„Fans greifen zu, alle anderen spielen Probe.“ Bei wohl keinem Spiel, das ich hier oder sonst wo mal gereviewt habe, ist dieses Fazit treffender als bei der DOOM-Reihe – zumindest bei den Neuauflagen. Genauso wie Leute beim Fernsehen durch das Beobachten von Viel-zu-schnell-im-Kreis-fahrenden-Autos unterhalten werden können, schafft es auch id Softwares 2016er-Ballerbude DOOM mit stupidem Dämonenzerbretzeln Spaß zu machen. Wer also mit dem ersten Teil des Reboots seine Freude hatte, wird von DOOM Eternal nicht enttäuscht werden. Allen anderen wird sich die Frage aufdrängen, ob die Killerspieldebatte vielleicht doch gerechtfertigt war.

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