Crusader Kings 2 Blades Unite! Deus Vult!

So embarrassing title aside that only makes the slightest sense to peeps who play....

Any blades play it?

This screenshot should be enough to explain why you need this game in your life, even without context.

 

But if you need more reason....

It's a grand strategy game that spans seven hundred years, across Eurasia, about cementing your dynasties legacy, by any means necessary.

Eugenics
Kin slaying
Incest
Regicide
Papalicide
Heretical Cults
Vassalizing the pope
Killing the holy Roman emperor in one on one combat

Ya know, the usual

 

That's pretty accurate. Battles resolve themslves, but there is minor strategy to them to boost your chances.

It's all about your dynasty, and your empire. That's where the grand plans come out, will you who to have kids with for stats, who to marry for allegiances, who to kill because they're a thorn in your side or maybe you just don't like their face...

There is a bit of a learning curve though, starting a game on Ireland is recommended for first timers (it's nicknamed tutorial island by vets) so you can learn the mechanics while insulated from the rest of the world's problems (if you have The Old Gods DLC, you will have to deal with Vikings from time to time though).

It's also got a fuckton of DLC and it's not cheap to get it all, that's it's biggest downside, the game is lacking alot of the cooler stuff without the big DLC packs, but if you can get it all, the game is absolutely great.

Also mods, you may want to look into CK2Plus, or HIP, as they're vanilla game enhancer overhauls, so you get an improved experience without changing the feel of it. There's also full overhauls like the A Game Of Thrones one, or the Warhammer one and more.

 

Try the 2nd.

So I'm gonna try and do a write up of a playthrough to maybe generate some interest in this game, which really deserves more attention IMO. Sure it's not something a casual gamer can sit down and get into, but it's not Dwarf Fortress either lol

 

So turns out doing a writeup is tedious as fuck and makes the game boring (because you're paused more than you're playing when writing shit down and taking screenshots)

Explains why they're so rare even on CK2 dedicated sites. So yea a full write up probably ain't gonna happen

 

Less about war, more micromanaging your dynasty. Still plenty of war though.

It's more personal I guess you could say.