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THE Crusader Kings 3 Review: The Game, All DLC, Best mods
Crusader Kings 3 has been a game long in the making - in fact, it's still being developed and remains ever-changing, even 4 years after release. This is my review of Crusader Kings 3 in its totality; everything that's been done since release in terms of DLCs and expansions, every aspect from culture to royal courts, diplomacy and warfare, and to the best mods, whether vanilla-like or all-encompassing total conversion mods. I hope you let me know what you think of this video in the comments.
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I want to give special thanks to both my audio editor for a fantastic job editing the hours worth of voice audio on display here, and also my wonderful TH-cam friends @SnapStrategy , @Koifish , and @OttawaWelshman for participating with their thoughts on the game.
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00:00:00 Crusader Kings 3
00:58:14 Soundtrack
01:22:33 DLC Reviews
02:12:53 Best Vanilla-Like Mods
02:24:55 Best Total Conversion Mods
02:53:25 Final Thoughts
#ck3 #crusaderkings3review #ck3review #ck3review2024 #ck3review2025
If you wish to support me, please consider signing up for my Patreon for more content like this :) patreon.com/andystake
JOIN THE DISCORD: discord.gg/U5Mzj5vXZg
I want to give special thanks to both my audio editor for a fantastic job editing the hours worth of voice audio on display here, and also my wonderful TH-cam friends @SnapStrategy , @Koifish , and @OttawaWelshman for participating with their thoughts on the game.
Please remember to leave a like, a comment with your own thoughts, and subscribe to the channel if you enjoyed the video, and I'll see you next time :)
00:00:00 Crusader Kings 3
00:58:14 Soundtrack
01:22:33 DLC Reviews
02:12:53 Best Vanilla-Like Mods
02:24:55 Best Total Conversion Mods
02:53:25 Final Thoughts
#ck3 #crusaderkings3review #ck3review #ck3review2024 #ck3review2025
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Thank you for including Imperator Rome. I really enjoy that game
America is a functioning democracy my friend
Oooh that Ireland mod is so cool, I’m super fascinated with Ireland’s rich ancient history so I’m def checking that out
Imperial Government: Electorats are already in CK3 Holy Roman Empire (Germany) is Electorat....ok maybe not as same as Bizantium in CK2 (I dunno I never played the base game, I bought CK3 only to play Elder Kings 2, to be completely honest)
What are the main differences between this game and Total War Rome 2? Any recommendations of one vs the other?
VICTORIA 3 has no military depth. Its terrible!
Imperator rome
Well yes, high expectations are to be axpected when you payed 200 bucks for all the content of one game only for another to come out, and you know the DLC's are gonna be expensive again
I picked up imperator when it was in Marius a while ago I'm a big TW Rome 1 and 2 guy I'm a massive Rome nerd in general I've played ck2 before imperator and eu4, Hoi 4 owb and stellaris had a big Rome baby and fleshed out so much stuff. In my opinion imperator is the best successor to Rome 1 campaign map wise not battles obvs it has loads of freedom and character development. imperator rome is the superior paradox product bar none. And if you think ir isn't the successor to Rome 1 then ill say this paradox made a total war battle simulator called mount and blade warband. I love Rome 2 for battles however.
A lot of people in the comments don't undersant the point. If paradox never made any DLC or updates for CK2 and just released CK3 in exactly the same way as it is now, right after CK2 nobody would call it barebones.
HOI4 modding : Am I a joke to you?
The fact is that paradox doesnt know how to circle back. Look at HOi4, pearl habor isnt even in that game. But yet you can make goring a Hungarian king
Please DONT make another Victoria and pass it off as EU5. Please keep the core of EU4 and just update it a little.
Or where it Dukes 🤦♂️😂
Eurocels are triggered that civilization didn’t start with them
Yeah, I'm definitely going to reproduce this year...
The curse is that they went public.
Which should i choose if i want lots of different fantasy races like elfs and beastkin, im thinking of doing the elder scroll one but if theres a better please tell me
if you want alot of stuff, like heck ton alot then you should try princes of darkness. maybe not exactly elfs and stuff but it includes different types of vampires, werewolves and alot of mythical creatures that could keep you busy for a long time if you find fitting ones for yourself
great video 👍
paradox needs to hire the AGOT modders to their team
Victoria 2 (my favorite Paradox game) was amazing, but had serious issues under the surface. I expected a Vic3 that would fix the issues and expand on the great things, instead, unnecessary stuff was added, filler content. Generally I find Vic3 to be very boring to play. CK2 was decent, not a huge fan, but at least it was interesting, CK3 is, just like Vic3, not fun to play. I like to develop, to build, but there's little to develop or even to do, as every activity costs a fortune. CK3 is simply not fun to me, mostly unnecessary stuff added compared to CK2. EU4 is great, very fun to play, only things to criticize is the UI and the troll level events that basically constantly steal my money and mana. So, I expect in the recent tradition on Paradox to complicate things in EU5 and again make it less fun to play, compared to EU4. I don't mind the games that have depth, on the contrary, they could expand a lot in the right directions, but what they add to the last games is not depth, but mostly just annoying things, events and interaction with characters I couldn't care less about. Filler content. In fact I still remember some characters in CK2, unlike CK3, despite them adding so many new things to the game, but what they added is just filler.
Fun fact: Godherja was created by TheLonelyKnightess, the same person behind The New Order: Last Days of Europe.
are you playing on 1080p or 4k? At max settings 1440p, idk why but my mod game looks a bit dull and blurry conpared to what i see on reddit or yt.
completing stuff in eu4 like development ,institutions,idea groups is so rewarding by itseld especially in a small nation
I want to play this game so badly, name ?
It's fair, Paradox is somehow worse than Bethesda.
the new addition of dragons/dragonriders in AGOT is amazing.
ion get how ya'll enjoy these conversion mods like they all feel and plays the same with a few new features 🥲
I want to adress spending of hook on marriage. After that request you can ask lord for marriage at any time when they still alive. You will need anoher hook to get their child btw.
7600 hours in, yeah she worth it in 2025
I have trouble loading the bigger mods like got and lotr. But the biggest gripe I have is out of date mods. I can't tell you how many times I've had to restart and disable out of date mods because of constant updates. Every time ck releases an update, I'm like thanks now i have to start over.
For those hating on EU5 before there’s really even that much out to criticize: it’s important to consider the reality that paradox does, in fact, still stand to benefit from a successful, well made, wildly popular sequel. They know that. They made huge mistakes with the past few releases, but it’s not like any of those actually benefit the company in a real substantial way in the long run. They would’ve been better off making Victoria 3 a worthy successor, because they’d benefit from the long standing and fiercely loyal vic2 fanbase that is somehow bigger than it was before. Will it be a mess that splits the eu4 fanbase, honestly yeah, but I don’t see a reason to not get it and then just get the steam refund if it sucks. That’s what I did with Vic 3 and I don’t regret it. It still sucks even after years and updates and dlc. Still worth a shot. DEFINITELY do NOT pre-order though. I don’t know where you retards get off supporting that type of Vic 3 shit by preordering just for som stupid song that’s free on TH-cam
Lists conversation mods that date back to ck2 like they are new projects
To all Modders Reading this: You are the reason I don’t buy actual Games anymore and have the time of my life with my friends in the worlds you created. Never change - we all love you! Thank You for your work!
cities still does not have full mod and item workshop... its been 2 years.
Summary: Imperator Rome - Score: 4/5 Crusader Kings 3 - Score: 2/5 (recommended as one of the easiest Paradox games to learn). Europa Universalis IV (EU4) - Score: 3/5 Victoria 3 - Score: 5/5. Hearts of Iron IV - Score: 6/5 Stellaris - Score: 3/5
If only mods were available on console
2:00 well eu4 was shit when it first came out too so, saying theese games develop as they age is not a good execuse because theese said games didnt had this many players/buyers when they first came out anyway, you can see that at their player numbers charts over the years, i bought eu4 right before the emperor dlc, and hoi4 right after man the guns ( i was pirating before hand) if paradox tries to release eu5 the same way they did eu4 or hoi4 or vic3 then they will face the sad reality that they wont be making any money, their games only sell as they age/get content, community wont be buying empty shell games vic3 and imperator should have been a good example to that
To be fair to The Way of Kings, the world it's based on just got a massive update but won't be getting any more until like 2032
Paradox new games are fine but it needs to stop relying on £20 DLC on top of a £30 purchase price. if you are buying £30 game you want it to be a fun and functional game
Buying all the DLC for these games will be very costly for me but they are great challenging game and I can spread the cost over time. They are definitely the "thinking persons" games!
Thank you for the video Andy
I can't get through the new player tutorial. It tasks you with defeating the Samnites but doesn't give any clue about how to do that beyond recruiting levies. You move them across the border and then they march on the spot for a while before standing still.
I'm just wondering, do you have the ability to play and built a dynasty in CK3 and then upload it to U4 to continue my created cultures growth and dominance?
Saron sitting on a throne chair broke the emersion for me.
If you have never played a CK game, which one would you start with ?
Ck2 with no DLCs, as it is for free. It was my first paradox game
What an incredible video, Andy. Thank you! I didn't even know you have the second channel :O
Victoria 3 still is a garbage heap of a game, because devs did not (and have not) understand why an old game like Vic 2 was (and still is) relevant and what the community of that franchise wanted from the new game. Instead of Vic 3 we got Anno 1800 mobile edition where you can one-by-one customize your factories with better lights.
It really, *really* isn't. It's a vapid, shallow, phoned in pile of schlock made by an egotist that expected people to sperge out on 'durr me like best number go up' like he does. I have tried repeatedly to get some semblance of consistent enjoyment out of this pos and all it's lead to is frustration that i was taken for a ride. I don't know how much you are getting paid to shill and glaze for johan's imbecilic rear but it is not enough.