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!

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Team Fortress 2

1. April 2020 /

When Valve, the creators of the Half-Life series, released the inconspicuous Orange Box with the three titles Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2 in 2007, it was assumed that the latter two games would only be decorative accessories. Looking back on these milestones in video game history today, 13 years later, the second episode of the shooter series about Gordon Freeman pales into insignificance by contrast and one thinks back wistfully to the story of the murderous artificial intelligence GLaDOS and the countless skirmishes between the RED and BLU teams. As you can see from the title of this review, today I want to talk about the music in Team Fortress 2.

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

25. February 2020 /

Es wird der Tag kommen, an dem ich der Marke Star Wars überdrüssig werde. Wenn mich nichts mehr an der weit, weit entfernten Galaxie reizt, am bis zur Vergasung durchexerzierten Gut gegen Böse, der Heldengruppe mit den unmöglich scheinenden Kampf gegen ein Imperium, dem Effektspektakel und der sich andauernd selbstreferenzierenden Musik. Schuld daran sind die neuen Filme, Episode 7, 8 und 9, die es allesamt geschafft haben, dass ich mich weniger auf den jeweils nachfolgenden Film gefreut habe. Nichts war originell, nichts durchdacht, nichts konsistent – schlimmer noch: Durch sie wurde ihren Vorgängern sogar noch die Strahlkraft genommen, indem neue Regeln altes Gelerntes ad absurdum führten. Wenn das die Zukunft…

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