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

Tomb Raider [1996]

28. May 2024 /

‚Revolutionär‘, ‚wegweisend‘ und ‚das Actionspiel des Jahres‘ – das alles sind Beschreibungen, mit denen die Fachpresse um sich warf, als das allererste Tomb Raider 1996 in die Läden kam. Damals noch für Sega Saturn, MS-DOS und PlayStation entwickelt, war es eines der ersten 3-D-Spiele und sah für damalige Verhältnisse fantastisch aus. Doch nicht nur wegen seiner Grafik, sondern der Kombination aus optimierter Steuerung und dem Mix aus Action und Knobeln gilt Tomb Raider bis heute als eines der besten Spiele aller Zeiten.

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert

1. March 2024 /

Anfänglich sollte der zweite Teil der Command & Conquer-Reihe, Alarmstufe Rot (engl. Red Alert), mit der Geschichte des Vorgängers Tiberian Dawn verknüpft sein. Deshalb hieß das Spiel ursprünglich auch Command & Conquer – Teil 2: Alarmstufe Rot. Doch Westwood hatte andere Pläne und spaltete die Strategiereihe in zwei alternative Richtungen auf. Anders als bei Blizzards nur namentlich verwandten StarCraft- und Warcraft-Spielen, waren die Storystränge von Command & Conquer dabei immer recht nah beieinander – klar, sollten ja im selben Universum spielen.

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