Europa Universalis IV Reviews

Endless hours, get ur dlc's more the better on specials younglings

I really really want to recommend this game, but I can't. It's far too complicated and you can spend hours building something just to be torn down by a situation you could not have foreseen because of said complexity. For example, I ended up taking a lot of loans but having a decent amount of territory. I saw the declare bankruptcy button and saw there were some negative effects, but I decided to risk it. I ended up with the same number of loans for some reason immediately after, and my country just fell apart completely. I don't even know how I got there so how can I avoid such a situation next time? Just don't use the button? Then why is it there if it basically wrecks your entire game? There's also the issue of DLCs. I'm not even playing the same game as other people because I don't have the same DLCs, so I don't even know if I'm getting the same experience as other people. There are so many DLCs and some affect gameplay and some don't depending on the country you're playing as. Overall just frustrated every time I try to get into it.

Great game. Historical relevance. Change the winds of time. One day at a time!

Game itself is a masterpiece IF you have all the expansion packs. I opted to buy a few which interested me then used the subscription pack for all the others. When it first came out, is was an affordable way to gain access to all DLC but the sub pack price has increased gradually to the point it's priced the same as Netflix. Will not be paying a monthly fee higher than a streaming site so they can either take 4 of my hard earned pounds or none at all. Shame that the utter greed of the few has ruined this game.

great strategygame, maybe old but its GOLD, reccomend you to buy all dlcs for a MUCH GREATER experience

all i have to say is yes, also, there are good mods that change tha map and the countries to be from movie franchises

Are you bored? Do you want to force others to change their culture and faith? Enslave or kill native populations while conquering America or Africa to build a trade empire? Turn the tables and conquer Europe as a colony? Outshine Napoleon? Recreate the Mongol Empire? Conquer the world as a tiny island in the middle of the ocean? Or have fun for hours doing anything else? Then this game is for you where its all possible! Sadly, the only downside is the expensive DLCs

It is simply one of the greatest games ever made. If you enjoy history and grand strategy this game is simply a must buy. The thing I find the most enjoyable with it is the fact that after a 1000+ hours you can still learn new things. Naturally with a game like this there is a learning curve, but once you have grasped them there is no other game like it.

Just about to attempt no. 27,000 billion at trying to survive as Byzantium... Unrelated... EU5 needs to do more to prevent late game blob from Spain and the Ottomans. Both empires declined massively by EU4's end date but this is not reflected in game beyond a few pissant rebellions that are too easy to put down. Probably the most addictive Paradox game on the market currently.

I played EU4 much closer to release and logged most of my 300+ hours then. Really enjoyed it. Understood it. Loved it. If I reviewed it then it would have been a positive review. But I am reviewing it now after trying to pick it up again after a couple year break and will be submitting this review based on my recent experience which was... not great. So I reinstalled EU4 thinking with over 300 hours in the game I should be able to pick it up relatively easy. Nope. Spent an hour and change clicking around different menus before quitting in confusion. It's a dense game, okay. Spent an hour and a half on the wiki, looking up general information, trying to familiarize myself with EU4 again. Next day, better idea of what's going on, I log in and spend half an hour looking through different menus before again quitting in confusion. Lot has changed since the last time I played. Okay, I watch the first part of a a let's play starter guide for Brandenburg. I played them before, did a partial world conquest years ago, I have been staring at their menus for almost 2 hours at this point, it should be easy to follow. And it is! I write down everything the streamer does thinking I will analyze what all the options mean and try to piece out why those were good decisions. I go into the game, start following the list, and one of the estate options I am supposed to do is not in my game. Apparently it's specific to the domination DLC. $20 bucks. Hmm. Oh well, keep calm and carry on. I can probably still follow this guide and get a feel for the game. Hm. One of the diplomatic options the streamer uses, 'curry favor' is not in my game. Apparently that's specific to the leviathan DLC. $20 bucks. Wait - I think my mission tree options look different than his mission tree options. Yes, locked behind specific DLCs, there, too. And that's my breaking point. Quit out. Uninstall. Decide to write this review to vent my frustration. I am betting EU4 is still a fantastic game for those that have been consistently playing and keeping up with the DLC as they come out, learning little by little what's changed. If you are looking to play EU4 now after a long break, though, just don't. If you are looking to get into EU4 for the first time, just don't. At the same time it's somehow become both bloated and chopped up through DLCs. So unless you want to get the EU4 subscription service - which I think is an awful model for the video game industry to adopt - the game just isn't playable. Such a frustrating shame.