Retro-Futurismus – 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

The Invincible

2. December 2023 /

Not only is the author of this article referred to as The Invincible in 1vs2 games in Age of Empires IV, but also the recently released video game adaptation of the sci-fi novel of the same name by Stanisław Lem. In the so-called Atompunk setting, basically a retro-futuristic depiction of space travel, we explore the planet Regis III as astrobiologist Yasna and stumble across all kinds of philosophical subjects - according to the promise of the book and game.

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Fallout 2

17. October 2023 /

Während Story und Spielwelt ganze 80 Jahre zwischen das erste Fallout und seinen Nachfolger werfen, trennte 1998 nur ein Jahr die Veröffentlichungen der beiden Rollenspielklassiker. Radikale Änderungen darf man folglich nicht erwarten. Dennoch kommen Fans und Kritiker laut Metacritic zu unterschiedlichen Meinungen, welches das bessere der beiden Spiele war. Darüber erlaube ich mir derweil kein Urteil, habe ich doch weder das eine noch das andere je angerührt.

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Fallout

20. May 2023 /

For someone like me, who was only five years old in 1997, the first Fallout game probably didn't have much impact. Consequently, I can't say much about this classic role-playing game. What did it do differently or better than comparable titles? Why did the setting of a nuclear post-apocalyptic world work so well? These are all questions I can only answer starting with Fallout 3.

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