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Rest assured, I’m not going to do it).Ĭrusader Kings 3 is a superb strategy game, a great RPG, and a master class in how to take the best parts of existing systems and make them deeper and better. But of course, Crusader Kings 2 has been gracing our PCs, for eight years now, and it’s a bloody hard act to follow (you have to realise just how hard it is not to swerve into a concluding metaphor about royal succession here.

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Because if this game came out of nowhere, with nothing like it having graced the PC before, I would be speechless at its ingenuity. So many strange little intricacies, and delightful, unexpected moments of satisfaction, of the kind CK2 delivered so well. There are so many more little good things about Crusader Kings 3 that I’d like to talk about. Rock Paper Shotgun - Nate Crowley - Unscored

It truly brings history to life in a way few other games have achieved.

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Crusader Kings III is full to the brim with these stories, and each time you play a new character you can construct a new saga. Whether the young king’s reign will be as great as his father is a story for another time. Sadly, Malcolm was slain in battle outside Carlisle in 1072 (a full 20 years before he was “supposed” to die) leaving young Prince Duncan (age 12) to be the new King. As King Malcolm, I was determined to force the Earl of Northumbria to accept my terms for peace in his aggressive war to capture Cumbria from me.

But the real marvel is when you scroll out to see the whole world, and you see how much of it has developed without you.Ĭrusader Kings III is one of those “just five more minutes” games, which hooks you in with various short term objectives and before you know it several hours have gone by. It is so easy to slip into your world, lording over a few counties, totally engrossed in the minute dramas of your court. What Crusader Kings III does comes very, very close, so much so that I stayed up all night playing it twice in the same week. There are some parts of human behavior that you simply can't reduce into a math equation or series of 'if, then' statements. It's a testament to the game's success that it is so startling to have the illusion of its reality shattered. Crusader Kings III may begin in what we used to call the Dark Ages, but it’s a Renaissance for strategy gaming in 2020. Where you’re constantly bombarded with choices and decisions, and every single one of them means something. Where you can pay tribute to Popes while torturing the innocent in your dungeons. Where you’re challenged as a parent as often as you are on the battlefield. It’s a game of endless freedom but also constant moral quandaries. Karak sat down to do an impressions video for Crusader Kings 3 but it sort of became a review. OpenCritic - 91 average - 100% recommended - 34 reviews Crusader Kings III is the heir to a long legacy of historical grand strategy experiences and arrives with a host of new ways to ensure the success of your royal house. Paradox Development Studio brings you the sequel to one of the most popular strategy games ever made.