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

Cities: Skylines

12. February 2023 /

Aufbaustrategiespiele gibt es ja wie Sand am Meer. Reine Aufbauspiele findet man dagegen eher so häufig wie Frauen im Club. Und pure Aufbausimulationen sind dann die Singles unter ihnen. Will sagen: Cities: Skylines bedient ein sehr (Achtung Gag) dünn besiedeltes Genre, in dem es uns einem SimCity gleich keine Vorgaben macht, sondern uns aus dem Nichts eine blühende Stadt hochziehen lässt. Eine Story und Aufgaben findet man hier nicht, unsere Ziele sind unsere Herausforderungen. Und ganz im Sinne des Kapitalismus lauten diese meistens: Wachstum, Wachstum, Wachstum.

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Battlefield 2042

13. December 2021 /

Was habe ich mich gefreut, als die ersten Trailer zu Battlefield 2042 rauskamen: große Schlachten in der nahen Zukunft, Waffenmodifikationen, Topgrafik und ein Modus, der mich die alten Games in neuem Glanz spielen lässt. Wider besseren Wissens war ich hyped. Das hielt zum Glück nur bis zur Open Beta, in der den Spielern ein unfertiges Spielspaßgrab präsentiert wurde, dem ein zusätzliches Jahr Entwicklung nicht geschadet hätte. Aber nein, es ist EA, es ist Weihnachtszeit, also raus damit und später fixen.

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