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

Star Trek: Bridge Commander

7. June 2023 /

Bridge Commander was to Trekkies what Farming Simulator is to agricultural fans and tractor nerds. In no other Star Trek game that I know of did you ever have the feeling of sitting in the captain's chair of the famous space bolides. Because you literally could! We really did take a seat where Jean-Luc Picard parked his French butt in The Next Generation. From there, we had discussions with the helmsman and tactical officer, ordered the science officer to perform scans or were told by the engineer that he wasn't a miracle worker.

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Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos

25. January 2023 /

Covering a special interest niche as a game is rarely easy. As a space simulation, Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos probably never had it easy. Although it was released in 2001 in what felt like the heyday of the genre, the game is hardly known to anyone today. As the successor to 1997's I-War, the second game is also set in the 24th century, around a hundred years after the events of its predecessor.

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