Stainless Steel Studios

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

Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War

2. October 2023 /

I was not familiar with Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War. As it turns out, it didn't need to be. With an average rating in the upper midfield, it was no genre revolutionary despite its innovative concept of real-time strategy meets third-person shooter. Where SpellForce worked with its role-playing foundation, Rise & Fall was probably neither fish nor fowl enough. A pity really ... maybe they'd like to try again 17 years later?

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Empire Earth

15. December 2019 /

Empire Earth ist, was dabei herauskommt, wenn sich eine Gruppe Age-of-Empires-Fans zusammentut und sagt: "Das können wir auch, aber größer und in 3-D!" Spoiler-Alarm: sie konnten es nicht. Während man dem geistigen Vorbild heute noch eine Art Charme zugestehen kann, befällt Empire Earth das gleiche Schicksal wie den meisten alten Games, die den Sprung in die nächste Dimension gewagt haben – es ist einfach potthässlich. Als ich es damals gespielt habe, hat mich das weniger gestört, aber wenn’s nur das wäre! Im Spiel von 2001 führt ihr, ähnlich wie in der Civilziation-Reihe, euer Volk von der Steinzeit bis in die Zukunft.

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