2/14/2023 0 Comments Eu3 whole world modBut as the years passed and the market moved more and more towards 3D, it became harder and harder for Paradox to get their games onto the shelves of retail stores. Paradox specialized for years in games that eschewed high-tech 3D graphics for simple but beautiful 2D. EU3 abandoned the beautiful painted map of EU2 and replaced it with a blocky, chunky 3D map that looks like something you’d have seen on the shelves in 2001, not 2007.įor this, we can thank the invisible hand of the marketplace. There’s a great game in there, but the presentation can be summed up in one word: awful. The answer is simple, and depressing: EU3 looks terrible. So why haven’t I been all over this blog raving about it? After many years of anticipation, the developers of EU2 (Sweden’s Paradox Interactive) release the next chapter in the Europa Universalis saga: Europa Universalis 3. Strategy games aren’t typically known for their visual appeal, so EU2 was a real breath of fresh air.įlash forward to August 2007. You play, for example, on a lavishly illustrated world map that neatly evokes the spirit of the age the game is set in. Part of what made EU2 so special was the attention the developers paid to the details. I first wrote about it in this space back in 2003, and even five years later it is still an absorbing, engaging game to play. Longtime Readers know that probably my favorite strategy game ever is Europa Universalis 2. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum for Europa Universalis 3
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