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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Company of Heroes 2

26. January 2024 /

Als ich noch jünger war, symbolisierte die Zahl hinter einem Spieletitel Fortschritt, wurde doch mit der Zeit immer alles besser: Die Grafik war schöner, das Gameplay raffinierter, die Spielwelt größer. Heroes of Might and Magic V hatte die Fünf im Titel, war also mindestes 2,5 mal so gut wie Heroes of Might and Magic II – so die Rechnung. Kurz: Der Nachfolger war Fortschritt. Dass dieses Prinzip irgendwann nicht immer aufging, zeigten mir dann Spiele wie Earth 2160, Dragon Age II und Mass Effect: Andromeda.

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Age of Empires IV

21. January 2022 /

Gibt es für einen Gamer ein schöneres Gefühl, als ein Spiel abzuschließen und sich zu denken: „Das war gut. Ich habe nichts zu meckern, eine runde Sache.“ Dieses Gefühl hatte ich schon lange nicht, zumindest nicht in dieser Form. Und dann auch noch bei einem Game, das vergleichsweise neu ist. Day-One-Patches und die Games-As-a-Service-Mentalität haben mir zu häufig die gierigen Griffel verbrannt, als dass ich ein Spiel um den eigentlichen Release herum kaufe. Nun kam das Spiel zwar schon im Oktober raus, den Titel ‚Early-Adopter‘ kann ich mir damit wohl knicken. Aber wie gesagt, für mich ist ein Kauf drei Monate nach Release vergleichsweise früh.

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