It’s mostly liberating, if occasionally lacking in validation when it won’t acknowledge my total domination with a “You Win!” screen. And because there aren’t any victory conditions apart from a nebulous point system at the end of a game, EU4 is all about self-defined goals within historical settings. From rising empires like France and Russia on one hand, to the Creek in North America, or Ming China, or the merchant republic of Venice, the wide selection provides a solid amount of variety. My colonial wars with Russia comprise a perfectly normal set of events in EU4, which lets you take control of any nation on the map, as drawn in the age of the Renaissance and Enlightenment (from 1444 to 1820). Over time, you can embrace national ideas that represent both your historic legacy and your ambitions for the future.įrom grand voyages of discovery to religious wars to revolutionary governments, the entire history of the early modern world waits for you to rewrite it in Europa Universalis IV.What makes Europa Universalis IV special, in a way that most sandbox-style strategy games fail, is that it’s unusually free of annoyances and contradictions that get in the way of enjoying alternate histories.
Unlock new weapons, new buildings and new ship types. Plan for the future by spending monarch power wisely.įour hundred years of research into new ways of war, administration and trade are available. Experience rapid development under a skilled monarch only to see things slow down when a less competent heir takes over. Your nation’s pace of development will be heavily influenced by the person on the throne. Strike when your enemies are weak, using your armies to grab new land and new potential riches. Discover and settle the New World, or resist European conquest.Ĭontrol the flow of trade by developing your trade power in key provinces, using ships and governmental policy to bring the wealth of the world to your own ports.īuild alliances into iron bonds, cemented by royal marriage or play a flexible hand, keeping your options open. Hundreds of dynamic historical events are yours to experience, from merely troubling civil wars to world changing moments like the Protestant Reformation. Or, if you wish, start your game at any date in the span, with historical monarchs and other leaders. Choose from any of hundreds of nations and then rule up to the Age of Revolutions. Start before the Renaissance on a map of the world as it was then. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages. Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy.
This classic grand strategy game gives you control of a nation through four dramatic centuries. Paradox Development Studio is back with the fourth installment of the award-winning Europa Universalis series.
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