Maps and menus are damn sexy, right? If your response to that was “God, no” then you’re looking at the wrong ones. I only say “might” because if I said it definitely was, you’d probably just bugger off and play it instead of sitting patiently for me to confirm this at the very end of the review like the terrible tease that I am. It remains daunting, impossibly huge, and unapologetically complex, but it might very well be one of the most scintillating and rewarding strategy games I’ve plonked myself down to play from sunrise to sunset. Everybody and their mum seems to love Game of Thrones - which, with its wars, politics, and intrigue is not so far removed from Europa Universalis - and Paradox has done the unthinkable by making this fourth iteration user-friendly, opening the doors to the grubby masses. Once upon a time the franchise was the providence of grognards, history aficionados, and lovers of strategy board games, but times have changed. Now I’ve got the vast Ottoman Empire knocking at my door, and I’m about to lose everything.Įuropa Universalis IVis a stage for all sorts of savage political and war-time drama. Along the way, I’ve upset the gargantuan Holy Roman Empire, gone to war with the Papal State, conquered Serbia, and inadvertently helped France take over most of Spain. From Doge of The Serene Republic of Venice to the first King of Italy - it’s quite the step up.

I’ve just united Italy after over a century of bloody conflicts.

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