WELL I got absolutely absorbed into CK3 several weeks back and, as I have done with more or less every Paradox historical game going way back, I did nothing but think about it every waking minute I wasn't playing, and then at a certain point just arbitrarily lost interest entirely!
Which is to say, I loved it! I continue to love it. I played hundreds of hours of CK2 and this is just as great. I love painting the map just as much as I love the court intrigue and just following one family throughout time.
I will say, the reason it lost half a star in my book is because it seems...aware of itself in a way CK2 wasn't. I think there was part of the content and writing team that were folks who had played a lot of CK2 and leaned into it a bit too hard. I understand the temptation of self-awareness, but that sorta stuff isn't always for me.
Which is to say, I loved it! I continue to love it. I played hundreds of hours of CK2 and this is just as great. I love painting the map just as much as I love the court intrigue and just following one family throughout time.
I will say, the reason it lost half a star in my book is because it seems...aware of itself in a way CK2 wasn't. I think there was part of the content and writing team that were folks who had played a lot of CK2 and leaned into it a bit too hard. I understand the temptation of self-awareness, but that sorta stuff isn't always for me.