Obsidian Entertainment

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

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords

18. January 2023 /

Nachdem Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003 ein Riesenerfolg war, gab es sowohl seitens der Fans als auch des Publishers LucasArts den Wunsch nach einer zeitnahen Fortsetzung. Dieser sollte mit Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords ein Jahr später in Erfüllung gehen – ein knappes Zeitfenster, aber so war das bei Spielen damals. Tatsächlich musste für das ursprüngliche Entwicklerteam von BioWare das neugegründete Studio Obsidian Entertainment einspringen. Die hatten zwar große Pläne, scheiterten letztendlich allerdings an der Deadline und aufgrund diverser Abspracheschwierigkeiten.

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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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