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2.) Crusader Kings III (PC, 2019)


I plugged literally hundreds upon hundreds of hours into Crusader Kings 2. It was the 4x game that scratched all the itches. Though really i suppose its not entirely 4x as the object of the game is simply to persist as prosperously as possible. Its really easy to go all out on expansion only to die out a generation later.

Economy management, technology management, city management, and then adding the twist of family tree and title management to this mix. And then...Crusader Kings III came out and literally outclassed its predecessor in every way.

Everything is simultaneously more in depth and more streamlined in all the ways that I had wished the original was without really sacrificing anything. It also removed a bunch of shortcuts I had gotten accustomed to, forcing me to experiment and get better at the game.

CK2 also began as a christian-only game and slowly tacked on more and more material. Which was great and got many many dollars in expansion passes out of me, but it was great to walk into CK3 with pretty much all the great DLCs already baked into the game and its presentation.

But the thing that gets me about Crusader Kings that separates it from Victoria II or other 4x games is the capacity to roleplay. Youre not merely an omnipotent ruler. Your Callum Eau Briein, High King of all the Irelands and youre a horny old goat. And the game facilitates you getting up to all sorts of exploits. You can seduce your rivals wife and turn him into a cuckold. Hell...he may even be cool with it. Or he may try to kill you.

You can assassinate, go hunting, go drinking, go on pilgrimage to your religions holy sites. You can throw feasts and carnivals. Youre a living person who sometimes farts while talking to a up a woman.

I love everything about this game...but deep in my heart I know I love another just slightly more...

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