



With everything above laid out, it cannot be understated just how different things can play out. Tradition & philosophy, translated to playstyle Crusader Kings 3 has 30 different suggested starting rulers to choose from, but you can also choose your own across hundreds more in two eras. Everything you succeed or fail in is just part of the myriad of stops on the bumpy road through time. The goal of play in Crusader Kings 3 is nearly anything you want it to be, with the only true gameover being when your ruling character dies out without an heir to carry on your dynasty (even then, not a true game over because you can just jump to another ruler and keep playing). It makes the ongoing tug of war in the historical narrative you create that much more malleable. This also includes all sorts of qualities like Wrathful, Lustful, Ambitious, and more that all come together to affect their strengths and weaknesses in ruling and interaction.Įvery single character in Crusader Kings 3, from the ruler you play and other nation leaders, to the children you rear, to the lowly knights, vassals, and advisors of your court have some combination of the above qualities and stats attached to them. All are selectable with a host of interesting aspects and situational qualities attached to them, including stats like combat prowess, intrigue for schemes, education, and diplomacy. A number of notable rulers and their particular situations are collected to give you a starting pool to think about, but you can also just choose to play any leader from the time periods of 8, from Scandanavia down to Africa and from Britannia and Spain over to the far eastern coasts of Asia. Much as in previous games, Crusader Kings 3 allows you to take on the role of various leaders across the world in a couple of major eras. Crusader Kings 3 is not only a return to its franchise's grand range of gameplay, strategy, and storytelling, but also a massive and meaningful evolution with little to hold players back from exploration and discovery throughout an intricate web of rulers, dynasties, and statecraft. Death is never the end, but rather a springboard to the next story told by decendents. These games of grand strategy nobility task players not with winning an objective or defeating an opponent, but simply playing against the passage of time and growing their character’s legend. Crusader Kings is a strategy franchise intent to give back as much as you put into it.
