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

Watch Dogs 2

29. October 2024 /

„Die meisten Menschen benutzen ihre Jugend, um ihr Alter zu ruinieren.“ Jean de La Bruyère, 17. Jahrhundert Dieses Urteil hätte der alte Philosoph und Moralist de La Bruyère vermutlich auch über die Protagonist*innen von Watch Dogs 2 gefällt, sofern er das Konzept von Hacking oder Elektrizität als solches verstanden hätte. Denn im 2016 erschienenen Nachfolger von Ubisofts Open-World-Abenteuer verkörpern wir nicht mehr Protagonist Aiden Pearce, der in einem Rachefeldzug durch das fiktive und supervernetzte Chicago allerhand Cyberverbrechen begeht, um die Mörder seiner Frau zu finden.

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Watch Dogs

9. April 2020 /

Wenn ein Spiel nur aufgrund seiner Kontroversen im Gedächtnis bleibt, ist das nie ein gutes Zeichen. Bei Watch Dogs waren das vor gut 6 Jahren die aufgehübschten Trailer. Was damals noch wie die Grafikrevolution wirkte, ist heute schon wieder veraltet, und während das Spiel wegen seines Hackerkonzepts kurzzeitig Spaß machte, war die Story doch zu blöd und Protagonist Aiden einfach zu blass, als dass man wirklich mitgefiebert hätte. Zumindest meine ich, dass das meine Kritikpunkte damals waren. Wirklich im Kopf geblieben ist mir von dem Game nicht viel, außer dass es meinen PC scheinbar zum Schmelzen bringen wollte.

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