Crusader Kings III (PC) is the return of a PC gaming series like no other. Does it live up to the name? Let's talk. Subscribe for more: ru-vid.com?su...
I got first daughter dwarf second daughter giant third daughter hideous, then i was thinking maybe i shouldn't have kids with my sister. what to say 10/10 game
Yeah this confused the hell out of me. Paradox Development studios has at least 4 games still being actively developed: EU4, HoI4, Stellaris, Imperator: Rome, and now CK3. That’s not counting the many more that Paradox Interactive publish. I also didn’t think Paradox made Descent and was surprised by that too, turns out I was right... it was Parallax. Big gaff.
I still remember when I played CK2 for the first time. I loaded into the game and was greeted by a map view of Ireland, and then I realised i had literally no idea what to do or how to do things. I had to watch 3 hours of RU-vid tutorial before I was comfortable to start playing again. It was well worth it.
I am doing that in the game I am playing now where I have created a dynasty of giant, albinos, the game now has literal dynasty perks that allow you to tailor your dynasty to eugenics levels
Played for 40 hours already, complete noob, lost all campaign's, decided to say fuck it and just play an easy Viking factions, practically took over Scandinavia and planted my seed in every Frankish family. Profit?
Ive been a strategy fan since a kid in the 90s, imagine my surprise when I found a whole paradox strategy library, this dev truly is the master of all strategy gaming.
Saw this releasing and I was like "Hey nice, a challenging game, it cannot be that hard" so jumped right into it by downloading CK 2 to get a taste... Boy, if you thought Dark souls was hard to get into, you are in for a surprise with this series...
Yeah I found CK2 way too complex as well. EU4 on the other hand, I really put quite some hours into that. Although that could also be because I find the middle ages boring and the enlightenment/renaissance era interesting to learn about.
@Joseph Douek I have almost all major expansions the two i don't have will only cost $10 (on sale, which they often are) and there is a 3rd one I just don't want. It all cost me $100, which is expensive but worth it imo. I got them all on sale. Paradox has them on sale constantly.
Get ready for some inbred kingdom! also learn about inheritance, the game sucks at explain minor but important stuff. Careful you'll get less sleep once you understand the game.
Tasenova maybe a lot of people are already doing so, no point in making it. But I love to see a series called “ underrated games you should try” which features games from older generations to current one..
I started playing this game last week. I can't believe how immersive and detailed it is. Actual experience as a feudal Lord would be helpful here, lol. I like the fact that you're learning something, while playing a game. I never realized how hard work it was being a Feudal Lord in the 9th Century. When did these Lords have time to eat or sleep?
The thing is there's so much going on sometimes you forget to actually build buildings in your cities and towns, and when you actually remember to you know, build shit, a viking for instance decides to pay you a visit and declares war 😂
I love the game thus far but I think that's one of the biggest negatives of the game. Building management is a choir in this game and it really becomes an afterthought after conquering lots of territory. I wish you could really exploit your spouse helping your empire in the council menu because building seems like something that should be taken care of on the local level.
@@chaost4544 if you go to the realm tab, there's a button in there that's shows you all your holdings and where you can build. Although I rarely use it, because I spend money so fast, and most times I end up giving away the county to a vassal.
@@Medic10Zulu That wasn't a leak, that was a massive glitch. Paradox confirmed it, though I do expect around £200 of DLC just like Ck2 but over maybe 5-6 years
Some of the additions you mentioned, like rally points, actually were in CK2 already, but I think that just goes to show how improved the UI is. It took me ages to work out that rally points were a thing in the last game lol.
The general gaming community will never understand how good crusader kings really is for the complex strategy aspects. Me and the mount and blade community were all hyped and waiting for this games release
I just started playing and so far I've really enjoyed it and can't wait to get back playing. They're so much to do and see and it's always interesting to see what might happen whenever you do something or fell to do something. It's a very complicated and challenging process and I'm not quite sure if I'm doing everything right or not but either way it's fun to see all the different ways the game can play out. I've been dividing my time between Wastelands 3 and this game and I've enjoyed both. So I guess that's all that really matters. Thank you for the review and for keeping us updated and informed, I appreciate it.
@@gabrielh9766 erm, as long as you're focused on the game and give it a few tries, then yeah, once you get into it tho the hours will pass like seconds
It's my first ck3 type game but if you're intrested in politics and empire building you will fall In love.. Do the tutorial, experiment with a country and watch other Content creators play and it will just click.
@@gabrielh9766 the game can be frustrating as hell but that's just half the fun of it. There is just so much to balance and understand the how/why of everything. I've got over a thousand hours in CK2 and thought I'd have no problem learning CK3 I was somewhat wrong, I'm now 9hrs into CK3 and understand the game quite well. I'd just recommend not picking Alfred the great in the 867 start date or the British Isles to begin with, unless you like endless wars against enemies much greater then your own. I made that mistake so you don't have to.
Never played CKII much despite my desire to, kind of in love with CKIII because of the RPG aspects. The animated characters and events and choices you can make surrounding those are so much fun. And it being a paradox game I'm sure we'll be in for some good DLCs to expand upon all that even more.
Having historical context fro paradox games REALLY helps, if you know who people are and what they did in their lives it can really set you off in the right direction
This was exactly the game I was looking for (as per all your in-vid discussion). The irony was that when I started to play it 10 months ago; I felt totally overwhelmed. I knew I was going to have to spend more time understanding it, but just didn't have the time or emotional energy to give it what it deserved. So after a half-assed tutorial attempt I left it sitting in my virtual game box. Almost a year later, I'm now ready to have a proper crack.. it just looks too good to pass up. I'll have to put aside my 'perfectionism (need to know everything about mechanics)' aside and just roll with it.
I remember playing CK2 back when it was way new, like weeks old... after scouting the forums over at Paradox I encountered a fairly medium size group who got together on the following Saturday. We had about a 30 minute chat, got to know each other enough - at least as far as our goals both in game and out. I was the most successful in what turned out to be Round One = King of Sicily. Not bad, I thought. So, since everyone else was totally getting destroyed by NPCs (AI), we rerolled, this time as the entire Kingdom of Angle-land during the Norman Invasion. Long story short: We crushed the Normans to the point where William the Bastard was begging for one little county around York. And that was about it. 800 hours total. Best. Game. Ever.
This’ll be my first game from this series and I will buy it because of this video. Really. It simply looks freaking amazing. And I miss the good strategy games nowadays.
GrayStillPlays made a fun video messing around in this game and It made me really interested to see more. I like simulation games as I've been playing sims ever since I was a kid but I wasn't too big on war games or strategy. I started watching a gameplay of it and I've been hooked ever since! The guy who has been playing it (The Geek Cupboard) has done a really good job explaining and now I want to save up to buy it. Thanks for the review! But yeah, I knew nothing about this game yesterday and I now in depth understand the game functions and all that, that's saying something because I am not the brightest when understanding new games. It takes me awhile so the fact such a complicated game had someone like me easily understanding it says something! Give it a try.
Pretty new to this genre, (tried to get into in the past and failed) but I'm really enjoying CK3 key for me has been not being afraid to scrap a game and restart while learning from what happened the previous game.
I'm 28, and when I heard about all the things you can do in the game, a huge unwipeable smile took over my face... it's been a while since a game managed to do that. I haven't watched the whole video so I do hope that it's fun to play. 🤞
I have enjoyed CK3 so far, but I also have played CK2 for years and have all the CK2 DLC, so I kinda already knew I would like this game =P The UI in this one is just SO MUCH BETTER, and I love it. there are some stuff I was used to in CK2 that CK3 doesn't have (yet) that I miss, but CK3 with no DLC still feels like CK2 after years of DLC packs from the get-go, so I'm having high hopes for this one's DLC down the line =)
Aside from how they simplified battles way too much imo, I like what they did with it. They might have to add something to prevent blobbing though, because the absence of defense pacts means as a big guy, you can very easily bully everyone around you. I have to add that currently ck2 is still more enjoyable for me personally, due to all the stuff that came with the expansions and especially the supernatural events currently absent in ck3, but I am pretty sure, that with 2 or 3 expansions ck3 will have an enormous amount of content.
For new players, don't worry is not that complex, i only learn 90% of the game for a passive two weeks of playing. Its grand strategy but don't let it hold you, once you got a hang of it about 30 to 50% you know you'll gonna spend most of your time more than you can imagine.
True it has a steep learning curve but once you get the hang of it you can have a wonderful experience of it, until you die from diarrhea and watch your kingdom fall into chaos ;(
Also for navies, at this time most "nations" didn't have standing navies per se as at the time as that would be very expensive for decentralized kingdoms,
What about island nations? How did Vikings maintain their fleet? I would imagine people always kept boats for fishing, transport and raids and chieftains would commandeer the boats the same way they raise levies.
@@Greamzih Naval warfare was at it's height during the Greek/Roman eras and then died out almost entirely before re-emerging just prior to the industrial revolution. CK3 takes place in the interim period, when naval warfare was basically just a toned-down version of what existed during the Greek/Roman eras... ships ramming each other and boarding each other to capture. The Byzantines had an edge thanks to their Greek Fire weapon, but that was about it. Basically a "warship" was just a transport vessel designed to occasionally ram your enemies. For simplicity's sake, Paradox opted not to bother simulating naval combat as it would require putting more work into the game for very little gain.
@@Greamzih Vikings mostly made long boats when they needed them. They never maintained fleets like Romans. William the Conqueror burned his boats after landing in England.
@Karan Sarkar @Eric Langlois Burning ships after landing is a story, even if it's true it's more of a show of extraordinary determination and confidence, not a normal thing. There were still some known battles (e.g. Battle of Svolder from a quick look at wiki) and who knows how many rumbles between small land owners in naval nations. Even if fleets did not exist, CK is mostly about roleplaying a small land owner trying to be a king, not an emperror with a big army on a payroll. I think, it would make sense to add naval levies or men-at-arms like units and naval combat to the game. Even if it's not historical, history is not learned from videogames.
I was not the type of person to get into a game like this, loved it. Playing with friends is definitely the best way to get into it and after about 2 weeks of owning the game I already have 40 hours in game. Can't put it down, highly recommend it.
OMG! I've been looking for the game Descent forever! I remember loving it as a little kid but had no idea what it was called or what to search. Thank you for mentioning it!
I gotta give a shout out to Game Pass yet again. I wouldn't have touched it but I gave it a try and wow. Such an in-depth game I've never experienced before.
All the crazy little narratives are just endlessly fascinating. The first time I successfully made my wife my "soulmate" I actually did a little audible, "YES!" It's a crazy game.
I'm still thinking about getting this game although at present it is unavailable in Australia due to a mix up which lead to refused classification possibly due to an administrative error. Latest reports say that this may be fixed within the next couple of days. It is available on XBox but not available on Steam until this gets resolved (and yes, I am playing on PC). I was a big fan of Paradox's _"Knights of Honor"_ and wish this game had more of that game's character in controlling battles, using strategy and building armies including using mercenaries and besieging castles and defending castles from sieges. Still, it looks interesting and I am leaning towards getting this game when it is finally available on PC in my region.
Stress really is a game changer, it makes you roleplay much more, while in ck2 you cold always just chose the best outcome and nkt care what your character would do.
I didn't dislike it, but I didn't find it useful. He mixed more Ck2 vs Ck3 stuff directly with "this is a grand strategy game" stuff together, instead of structuring it.
Ah yes, I pre ordered this game so I should definitely watch this to make sure that I'm certain that I want to play it before I buy it in the past lol. Nice video loved it.
Dammit... For months, I had intended to either pre-order CK3 or get it on the very first day, but there was a bunch of good stuff on sale on Steam a few days ago and I blew all of my "recreational funds"... Now I have to wait until Monday. This looks awesome though. As a side note though, through Steam sales, I'm discovering a lot of game series that have been around for a while but I had not previously played that are so perfectly aligned with my interests, I'm stunned I hadn't noticed them before.. Crusader Kings is a great example - I've played these kinds of medieval war/grand strategy type games since the late 90's but missed CK until a few months ago. Xcom is another good example. I'm a big fan of both now.
1:50 Agreed that CKII was difficult to get into. It took me watching RU-vid videos for five hours, then playing the game for five more, to even understand how I would go about things, and that was after the tutorial had taught me nothing at all I only have 35 hours in it right now, and while I understand everything within the game, I still don’t understand how to actually get good at it
Just play the game and don’t worry about “being good,” your first campaigns will be a shitshow (but your most fun) anyhow. It was exactly like that for me, I didn’t get actually good until about ~200 hours in.
Dylan Land well at the very least I want to establish the British empire under Irish rule as it should have happened, the descendants of Brian Boru shall rule!!!! Ha ha ha
I'm one of the guys who has been playing ck2 for forever and been with it over its long evolution and I was pleased to find that for the most part I actually thoroughly enjoyed the release version of the game so far cant wait to see how this game evovles as well.
