There are a lot of quality of life improvements in ck3 and a few new fun mechanics, but overall it's way too easy and lacking in flavor or immersion. Once you've played one country, you've played them all.

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

All PDX games are too easy and bland these days.

[–] Adori@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Unfortunately it really is cause it hasn't gotten the 10+ years of dlc updates yet

[–] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I found the Iberian Struggle to be pretty flavorful and challenging, quite enjoyed it!

[–] alexiascylding@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

same boat but i havent really heard anything specifically bad about it

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 10 points 8 months ago

It's a straight upgrade, but ultimately that's its downfall, it's more of an improved remake than a sequel.

[–] Skua@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's good! It depends on what you liked about 2 though, since they did shift a lot of the points of focus for 3. I personally like that they leaned into the roleplaying aspect of it. Managing a large realm is now a much more active task than it was in 2. It's a shame that stuff like nomads and merchant republics aren't playable yet, but I do think that the feudal gameplay is substantially better.

[–] GaiusBaltar@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I played shortly after release and felt like I ended up spending more time on genetics and bloodline manipulation rather than ruling countries and politics, because making superhumans felt like it had more gameplay impact than anything else. Has that changed much?

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

They finally re-added plagues so that's good. It's one of their most accessible games and the tutorial is actually helpful this time.