RPS beginner tips and tricks -
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/0 ... nd-tricks/
I usually ignore articles like this, one of the worst of the new-release weeds, second only to the spoiling clickbait, but I ventured a glance after having played a few hours to see what the PC experts at RPS advised. After all, RPS did have some small part in boosting the reputation of the series. Perhaps some illuminating insight might be discovered here, a new angle from which to consider and refine my current strategies, and without fear of discovering something better learned in-game.
Well, suffice it to say that the article is utterly worthless. There is this one comment, however, that drew my attention.
James Law wrote:
A common mistake for newbies to make is trying to expand an empire too quickly. Sure, that lovely piece of land would help you get a little extra influence over the world, but you don’t necessarily want to rush into things like war.
Conquering stuff left, right, and centre will stretch your power thin, and battling numerous enemies whilst trying to retain control within your own realm is a recipe for annoying everyone and getting plots made against you.
Most of all though – try to relax and have fun!
It’s all well and good expanding your realm and doing diplomacy, but the real fun comes in when your treacherous brother-in-law discovers your penchant for cannibalism and threatens to tell the world, but you know he’s been sleeping with his aunt, so you both have your hooks into each other, and you try to plot to murder him sneakily before the secret is revealed, and so on. Crusader Kings 3 is best played embracing the chaos of the medieval world, and that’s where your enjoyment will come from.
What he describes as "the real fun" is the most sickening aspect of the game. And I cannot believe how universal his experience of it seems to be. It's hard to find any criticism of the game which doesn't prominently praise its Internet humor as the greatest of strengths (RPS has
one of the few reviews that doesn't). Now I've been playing for over 20 hours, and thankfully I've been spared from most of this filth. The worst I've seen so far are some ridiculous antics from having been gifted a cat. I can almost endure that. Almost.
Reading the above, and seeing the game's near universal acclaim for the grotesque, it's hard not to imagine players just racing through on max speed until they land upon a wacky event that they can share with glee amongst their fellow Internet addicts.