Quote Originally Posted by Shinseikhaan View Post
For 10 bucks, I'd say get it. EU III is pretty fun as an empire builder all around. Takes a good degree of patience, however, and time. 500 years can be a long game. And I wouldn't worry too much about it being RTS- it has a bunch of different speeds for which the game can progress, as well as the almighty pause button.

Monk- If you like EU III, I would highly, highly recommend getting Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun, and the expansion, Victoria: Revolutions. Quite a bit deeper economically, with the AI being a bit better at domestic management than in EU III. Its a bit more rigid in terms of historical accuracy- its possible to bend history in a big way still, but a lot harder than in EU III. Plus, the end rankings feel like they mean a lot than the prestige factor in EU. Plus, it offers a nice perspective on 19th and early 20th century history, really recreating a highly charged atmosphere between the swelling European behemoths as they vie with each other over resources.
However, if you buy Victoria, you WILL fail miserably many many times before you actually succeed doing something good. You'll see your people rise in countless revolts against and you will have no idea why.