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

Chaser

18. October 2022 /

Chaser war ein Spiel. Punkt. Mehr kann ich dazu wirklich nicht mehr sagen. Screenshots zufolge ein Egoshooter vom slowakischen Studio Cauldron aus dem Jahr 2003, den ich tatsächlich nur deswegen gespielt habe, weil er einer GameStar-Ausgabe als Vollversion beilag. War es ein gutes Spiel? Was war die Story? Keine Ahnung. Kann uns aber für unsere Zwecke auch egal sein, schließlich muss ein Game ja nicht gut sein, um uns mit einem tollen Soundtrack zu verwöhnen.

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soundtracks, video games

XIII

1. May 2022 /

Bei dem Wort XIII geht es nicht um den Ausruf eines jeden parteitreuen Bewohners Chinas bei der Befriedigung des oder der Partnerin, die nur mit mit einem dazugehörigen Salut als formvollendet gilt. Nein, vielmehr handelt es sich um die römischen Numeralen X für 10 und III für 3, zusammen genommen also 13 bzw. ‚Thirteen‘. Hinter dieser Zahl verbirgt sich ein Shooter aus dem Jahr 2003, der durch seinen damals noch einzigartigen Comicstil nebst einer Erzählweise mit Panels à la Max Payne aus der breiten Masse hervorstach und bis heute als Kultklassiker gilt.

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