
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
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Almost five hundred years of history unfold before you in Europa Universalis V, the latest version of one of the greatest strategy games of all time. Guide the destiny of any of hundreds of nations and societies in a simulated living world of unparalleled depth and complexity.
Europa Universalis V builds on the franchise’s core concept of developing and advancing nations from around a deeply researched historical world, adding more detailed diplomacy, a more sophisticated economic model, a revised military system and greater logistical depth that will challenge even the most experienced strategy gamers.

RULE a land of your choosing. Hundreds of nations are yours to command, as you guide the destiny of millions of people through the late Middle Ages up to the Age of Revolution - from the mighty Yuán Dynasty to the city-states of Italy, from the warring clans of feudal Japan to the Pope himself.
DECIDE which course your nation will take. Historical events and situations await as you chart a unique path through a new history written by your decisions. Experience The Hundred Years’ War, the Protestant Reformation, the collapse of old dynasties and rise of new ones.
EXPLORE alternate histories as you shape the world to meet your ambitions. What if England succeeded in pressing its continental claims? What if China pursued an overseas empire? What if Mongol supremacy in Russia persisted? Every action opens the possibility for an original history.

IMPOSE domestic peace in a divided realm. Keep your nation’s factions in line as Estates jockey for power in your nation. Offer privileges to one group of citizens while you limit the power of another, all in the service of keeping your population under control.
NEGOTIATE your way through an uneasy peace. Use diplomacy to entrench your dynasty across realms or build an invincible alliance. But remember that nations have no permanent friends - only permanent interests; so use your ambassadors carefully. Exact favors from friends, send threats to enemies, and keep an eye on everyone in-between.
CONQUER new lands to expand your borders. Wage War on those who impede your ambition in a completely new Europa Universalis military system. Start in the age of levies and mercenaries and, through social development, evolve to vast standing armies and impenetrable fortresses. Choose skilled commanders to oversee both land and naval forces.

BUILD a strong economic infrastructure in the most detailed trade system yet seen in a Europa Universalis game. Dozens of goods and crops are available for production and trade on a map filled with new riches to discover. Invest in feeding a growing population or trade your surplus to less bountiful societies.
MOLD your society to meet the historical moment. Choose your societal values, with new options opening as the ages move on. Centralize power at court or share it with your nobles. Pursue a tolerant policy for all faiths or condemn heretics. Emphasize massed armies or an elite cadre of quality soldiers.
GOVERN a nation composed of many cultures and faiths in a detailed simulation of the past. For the first time in Europa Universalis, populations are represented on the map in detail, so provinces may be divided by religion or culture. Your decisions will determine how these populations will fare under your leadership.

PREVAIL in the greatest strategic challenges of the past. Test your expertise in grand strategic planning on a worldscape larger and more detailed than seen in any previous Paradox Interactive game. Challenge yourself to outdo the most famous rulers of the past, eclipsing their grand accomplishments and building your own vision of a richly detailed globe.
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Honestly it can be the greatest game Paradox has made if it can stick the landing. Bugs still appear frequently and I've reported a few since I've been playing on the betas. 1.3 really improved the game, but it makes me wonder why so many of these features weren't available at launch. This review is positive with the hope that paradox can continue to improve the game, focusing less on individual regions and more on refining the core gameplay loop. Hoping to see more changes like the trade UI overhaul and market orders. Less on situations and "struggles" which fail to engage me even when more refined like in CK3.
Never go full Quacky 9.5/10
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Languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish
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I'm a big fan of EU4 and i'm really giving this game a chance, but it feels more like looking at spreadsheets than playing a game. I was in debt from the start, the game did no explanation and i spent 30 years in game time fixing the economy, there was no interaction with other countries, no interesting events, just neverending economic slop. I dont like doing finances in real life, and i dont like doing them here. Then finding out Denmark is not beginner friendly and i should have somehow known this is also ridiculous; things should be playable or at least there should be warnings or explanations.
If I'm gonna be honest here, I don't know about this game. There's a lot of aspects I like about it but there's also a lot of aspects I hate about it as well. The Pros: - The map is absolutely beautiful. Its defiantly a step above the old game graphics wise and the world feels huge. - There's tons of more provinces for you to own. There's also tons of more things for you to do with them as well like building cities on them and even depopulating them. - a 1337 startdate. In my opinion a much better one than the 1444 startdate in EU4 - A revamped and complex economic system that you DONT have to micromanage if you don't want to that also comes with more buildings. - A revamped trade system that you DONT have to micromanage that comes with the ability to create your own trade nodes/markets - An actual population system instead of the development system in EU4. no more "Push the magical button to increase your manpower". - An overall decrease in magical buttons in the game. - Some interesting situations and events to mess around with. - lots and lots of more countries for you to play Neutrals: - Army and Naval system is noticeably different compared to EU4. It has three different sections and some new units. It seems more tedious than fun. The Cons: - A bad UI with a bunch of missing features like monthly expenses for certain buildings. I lost a game because I spammed barracks, I thought they didn't have maintenance and I couldn't be bothered to sift through the menus in order to try and destroy them. - Despite having some interesting historical events, its still pretty bland and empty in that department. A lot of countries just don't have content. - A ridiculously overturned aggressive expansion system that makes it virtually impossible to conquer any provinces after 1630 or so. Like you can annex the handicapped parking spot outside of a McDonald's and these ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ would form a coalition against you. - a great power system thats always stacked with Asian and Indian countries because they have loads of money and people despite Europeans historically being superior to them in every single way. There's also no tech penalties for them so they're on equal footing with the west. - The AI clearly gangs up on you even if there's no coalitions. Had the entirety of Europe fight me in my Byzantium game when I declared war on Naples during the Italian wars even though Naples conquered the papal states and countries like France and Milan had competing interests with them. I ultimately won it because... - The AI just sucks at fighting wars. They naval invade coastal forts and attack with peasant levies both of which result in immense casualties for them. The KD ratio I had in some of these wars is incredible. - Impossible to beat alliances in eastern Europe which makes ottoman expansion there impossible. - A ridiculously powerful Egypt that never collapses and cant be beaten in most cases. Thank god paradox set their ai to pacifist mode. - Colonial borders and colonization in general looks extremely ugly. - A whole host of bugs and issues with the game. - A research system with way too many things to research. - some very horrible game updates from paradox which fix one thing at the cost of breaking ten others. For a while you had a bug with secessionist rebels spawning everywhere which was later fix by an update that made other rebels spawn like two seconds after the game started. Ended up not playing the game for two months after that. - some mixed signals from paradox on where they want the game to go or how they want it to be played All in all I don't recommend this game in its current state. I'd say wait a year and then checkback to see if the game has improved or not.
Okay, the long-suffering EU5. Yes, the game is unfinished, yes, there are a lot of bugs, and yes, some mechanics don’t work. But it already has A LOT of depth, even if not all of it is useful, and some mechanics seem to exist mainly for future DLCs to improve them somehow BUT this game is highly addictive if you really try to put some thought into it and set personal goals. For example, instead of min-maxing, you can try to conquer Spain as the Aztecs, survive the Red Turban Rebellion as the Yuan, and so on. If you work toward these goals, you will have a lot of fun, and the game is constantly improving I really hope that this game will become great, and it is already more complex than any other Paradox game. Yes, it is undercooked, but I still believe in its potential, and I can recommend it if you can close your eyes to most of its problems. But you should probably wait for a few more patches if you really don’t tolerate bugs
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Half baked slop that has become the norm for Paradox. I have been a fan for ages but this is my last one.
О, Paradox, твой новый труд Игре готовит скорый суд! Казна пуста, баланс в расколе, ИИ — глупец на ратном поле. Творец в игре — гость редкий, праздный, Для двух вельмож — удел прекрасный: Для Франции и Англии весь пир, А малый князь — забытый мир. Ты платишь за постройки и расходы, Сословья забирают все доходы. Шедевр угасает на глазах, Игру ждет крах, забвенье и прах!
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