Well... this game has been a disappointment, to say the least. It is the first Paradox game that I have played in over a decade that made me actively bored during my first session. And the worst thing is that this is extremely unlikely to get fixed with future patches and DLC.

The fundamental problem with this game is that, despite its Steam tags, the developers do not want this game to be a strategy game. And they have done their best to make that the case. What the developers want this game to be is their version of Sims Medieval, a roleplaying power-fantasy. Which is fair, people like the Sims for a good reason. Except that they have not bothered to actually change the game from a map-staring game to one where you would actually see your characters interact with other characters. So you are stuck reading a billion text pop-ups instead. And this is not something that any DLCs are going to fix.

The game is a roleplaying game where all your roleplaying is done through jarring text pop-ups, in between which you stare at the clock to wait for the next text pop-up to happen. It is a strategy game where it is so easy to bend the world to your will that you have to actively try to mess up to create the need to follow any actual strategy. By trying to be the best of both worlds, Crusader Kings 3 ends up being the worst of both instead. Disappointing, really.

Well... this game has been a disappointment, to say the least. It is the first Paradox game that I have played in over a decade that made me actively bored during my first session. And the worst thing is that this is extremely unlikely to get fixed with future patches and DLC. The fundamental problem with this game is that, despite its Steam tags, the developers do not want this game to be a strategy game. And they have done their best to make that the case. What the developers want this game to be is their version of Sims Medieval, a roleplaying power-fantasy. Which is fair, people like the Sims for a good reason. Except that they have not bothered to actually change the game from a map-staring game to one where you would actually see your characters interact with other characters. So you are stuck reading a billion text pop-ups instead. And this is not something that any DLCs are going to fix. The game is a roleplaying game where all your roleplaying is done through jarring text pop-ups, in between which you stare at the clock to wait for the next text pop-up to happen. It is a strategy game where it is so easy to bend the world to your will that you have to actively try to mess up to create the need to follow any actual strategy. By trying to be the best of both worlds, Crusader Kings 3 ends up being the worst of both instead. Disappointing, really.