Crusader Kings 3 is the triumph Imperator: Rome could have been

Nearly a year after it was initially announced, Crusader Kings 3 released on September 1st, 2020. The reviews are all in now (more or less) and the word is good. Our own Crusader Kings 3 review mentions that it's the most polished Paradox strategy release ever, and if you browse any of the 46 critic reviews that have dropped to date (none of which, currently, are lower than a eight) then you'll see we're not alone in our praise. I mean, we can't all be wrong...

Crusader Kings 3 doubles-down on the RPG elements that made the previous game so accessible, and allowed it to break out of the assumptions people had of these kinds of games. Combined with a ground-up approach to design at all levels and a specific focus on how it presents information it wants players to know, this new entry has been propelled to new heights. It is, without a doubt, one of their most accomplished launches to date, and the true successor to the legacy of grand strategy as we know it today.

So, naturally, I want to talk about Imperator: Rome.

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