Steam – 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

Day of Defeat: Source

19. November 2024 /

I have already mentioned in my review of Team Fortress: Classic: Classic how Valve has repeatedly shown in the past that they have a knack for commercializing modifications of their games and turning them into entire franchises. Another example of this lucrative strategy was the Day of Defeat games, even if they never achieved the longevity of Team Fortress or even Counter-Strike.

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Portal

17. June 2023 /

Revolutionär ist wohl ein Attribut, das man Valves Puzzlespiel Portal problemlos verpassen kann. Mit einem simplen wie genialen Spielkonzept, das ein ganzes Genre an Um-die-Ecken-Knoblern hervorbrachte, war dieses Game einfach Kult. Und dabei war es nur eine Dreingabe, ein kleines Bonusbonbon für Käufer der Orange Box, um eine möglichst breite Gamerschaft auf das damals neue Steam zu locken. Schon verrückt, wenn man die Spielelandschaft von damals mit der von heute vergleicht …

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Alien Swarm

1. March 2022 /

Wer noch nie von Alien Swarm gehört hat, dem sei an dieser Stelle versichert, dass er nichts verpasst hat. Der von einem ursprünglichen Modteam für Valve programmierte Shooter aus der Isoperspektive ist nur insofern der Rede wert, als dass er als einer der ersten Freeware-Titel exklusiv auf Valves eigener (und damals noch neumodischer) Verkaufsplattform Steam erschien. Ansonsten braucht man zum Spiel eigentlich nichts weiter zu sagen: nett, kurzweilig, nicht der Rede wert.

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