As 2020 (thankfully) comes to a close, the DualShockers staff is coming together to share their personal favorite games throughout the year. Unlike our official Game of the Year Awards, each of these lists is meant to reflect which games stood out personally to each of our staff members. Additionally, any game — not just
Crusader Kings
Crusader Kings III is that rare sort of game that immediately takes your breath away. The goal is a simple one: to elevate the status of your dynasty in any way you see fit. But the sheer breadth of ways to achieve that goal make for a genuinely new experience each time, even within the
Crusader Kings III is out now, available for purchase through Steam here, and the launch trailer below celebrates both its accolades and the overall theme of the game: that it takes cunning and strategy to come out on top in a treacherous world: I love that this trailer is narrated by the Queen this time
Paradox Interactive released their August and final developer diary for Crusader Kings III. This one goes over several more features such as performance and AI, modding, legacies, and achievements. You can watch the full video below: One of the biggest breakthroughs they had in improving both performance and AI was the introduction of systems versus
In preparation for the September release date for Crusader Kings III — Paradox Interactive’s latest entry in their Crusader Kings franchise — the developers have released another developer diary finely detailing even more gameplay mechanics. This diary deals with decisions, how to cope with stress, changes made to event scripting, and audio in the game:
The latest developer diary from Paradox Interactive highlights one of Crusader Kings III‘s most important mechanics, the religion and culture system. Specifically it breaks down the following aspects of religion in the game and their relevancy to a campaign: religion and faith, custom, faiths and pagan reformation, medieval tapestry, holy orders, heresies and doctrines, map
You are the ruler of a small country in Europe, and only 10 years old. Your parents are dead and your younger brother is under your charge, with both loyal and treacherous relatives surrounding you. As a child, you must navigate the complex and oft dangerous court in order to survive and emerge as a
Paradox Interactive announced the official release date for Crusader Kings III, the latest in their strategy game franchise. The title will launch on September 1st, 2020 and is currently available for preorder now on online store fronts and on the Paradox Store. A new story trailer was also revealed, which showcases the importance of schemes
Paradox Interactive released a new update video for Crusader Kings III starring community developer Rodrigue Delgue. This will be part of a monthly series of updates that discuss the developer diaries published throughout that month, as well as provide fans with the latest community news: If you’re interested in the dev diaries for this month,
There’s been a huge amount of Paradox Interactive news in the past few days, ranging from new DLCs for Stellaris, Crusader Kings II, and Europa Universalis IV to a new game called Imperator: Rome. You may be thinking that’s a lot of news and a lot of upcoming features to stretch your wallet thin… but worry