Well I don't know CK that well, but between EU2, Vicky and HoI2 the flags of the armies were very similar. You could even just copy a flag from EU2 to Vicky, and it would work fine. And from Vicky to HoI2, the shields were very similar, although indeed the flags couldn't change in HoI2 . Still the way they were displayed was very similar (not talking about the actual flags themselves of course, that would be ridiculous).
Another similarity I just thought of was, IIRC, that in CK the armies were also represented by a single man, just like in EU2.
Well the map in EU3 looks completely different than in HoI3, don't you think?
I was a bit confused as to exactly which parts of the game you want the mechanics to count and which parts not. Because you also said that, apart from "graphics", "warfare, economic system, state" are completely different between CK, EU2, Vic, HoI2; but when talking about the map, suddenly how it works doesn't count anymore.
All in all, IMO, HoI3 is lot more similar to HoI2 than it is to EU3; and EU3 is a lot more similar to EU2 than it is to HoI3. Both in appearance, and in gameplay.
Yes that would suck, but I'm sure they won't do that, the mockup Johan posted looked quite good.
1.)Tell me something does my paradox avatar look in anyway similar to your paradox avatar (Considering the shape)? No? And about the flags, as i allready said, you cant change a flag in anyway for realistic resons, it would be unpractical.
2.)Yes it does look different, but the major reson for this is that the hoi 3 map is much bigger then the eu 3 map (Not to mention that it isnt even finished, just look at the shape of Bulgaria).
You must have missunderstood something. I said that they look totaly different in the aspects of warfare, economy, etc...(All games were totaly different in all aspects, graphics, warfare, economic system, state...). The map will allways look similar, cause it will always represent the same planet, so I cant say o man, the game is boring cause the map is always the same. But how it works is something which cant be taken for granted.
I disaggre, its more similar to EU 3, if not this thread woudnt be even opend.