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 anything on the PC I could get my 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 1602. I started collecting soundtracks when I got my first PC. My collection now comprises almost 2800 albums (as of January 2025), 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 is it the excellent music that you think of? In the same vein, did you know that the same composer did the music for 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 Top lists. Have fun browsing!

soundtracks, video games

Pillars of Eternity

30. January 2025 /

Pillars of Eternity is one of those games, that propably not many people know about, despite it being a work of passion by Obsidian Entertainment, who brought us games such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Neverwinter Nights 2 and The Outer Worlds. Of course, if it deserves metacritic score of 89 / 8.4, I cannot say, for I haven't played it either.

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soundtracks, video games

Neverwinter Nights 2

23. February 2020 /

Wenn mich mal jemand fragen sollte, ob ich ein gutes, klassisches Rollenspiel empfehlen könnte – was zwar keiner tut, aber einfach mal gesetzt dem Fall, dass – wäre meine direkte Antwort wohl „Neverwinter Nights 2“. Denn kaum ein anderes Game, was ich gespielt habe, schreit einem so direkt Dungeons & Dragons ins Gesicht. Von der klassischen Heldenreise über die Party mit unterschiedlichen Charakteren, Klassen und Völkern bis hin zum pausierbaren Kampfsystem und der Fantasy-Welt bietet das Werk der Story-Veteranen von Obsidian Entertainment (Fallout: New Vegas, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, Pillars of Eternity, uvm.) genau das, was Pen and Paper am PC bedeutet.

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