Total War – 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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Shogun: Total War

8. February 2024 /

Back in the day when I started this page, I did so with a highlight in the venerable Total War series, namely the third installment, Rome: Total War. After that, for some unknown reason, I continued with its predecessor, Medieval: Total War, and am now bringing this backward trend to an end with the series founder, Shogun: Total War.

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Total War: Pharao

29. October 2023 /

Ich möchte an dieser Stelle gar nicht über das eigentliche Spiel sprechen, weil ich’s nicht gespielt habe und vermutlich leider auch nicht spielen werde. Nur so viel: Ich war früher großer Fan der Total War-Reihe, doch spätestens seit Rome 2 war für mich irgendwie die Luft raus. Dass selbst Warhammer III mich als riesigen Heroes of Might and Magic-Enthusiast nicht länger als 30 Spielrunden begeistern konnte, spricht Bände.

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Medieval: Total War

24. October 2021 /

Hach, Medieval. Was bist du nicht für ein perfekte Spiel? Deine wunderschöne Grafik, dein atmosphärischer Soundtrack, de- Moment, das ist ja gar nicht Medieval II: Total War, sondern Medieval: Total War aus dem Jahr 2002, der Vorgänger von Rome und Nachfolger des ersten Total War-Ablegers Shogun: Total War. Da ich erst mit besagtem Ableger in der Antike eingestiegen bin, kann ich eigentlich keine Insights zum Spiel beitragen. Aber wo ich schon hier bin, sollte ich vielleicht etwas zum Soundtrack sagen.

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