CK2 simply the best ?

[Hector of Troy]

Not really. As amazing as CK2 is, it really suffers from being too easy and, oddly enough, predictable. Feudal life should be trickier and more dynamic, rather than just the blob fest most games end up as. CK2 should be that even holding to an area the size of England should give enough challenge to last until 1453.

That would be great. And if it happened your empire would occasionally expand to the size of Britannia and part of Scandinavia, then I would like the challenge of holding to this much larger area to become exponentially worse.

 

[Mukaparska]

I agree, allthough I lost all my interest when I just can't survive as Croatia because everyone just wants war.¨

E: Well, it's not the best of course, there are a lot of better games, but CKII is the best strategy game.

 

[RX2000]

I wouldnt say its THE best game of all time, but its definitely high up for me. I cant really make a numbered list because there have been so many games over the years that I have liked so much, but CK2 is one of the best for sure.

 

[Eyegor]

I would find it impossible to decide on a single personal 'best' or 'favourite' game...I could only do so for different genres.

Grand strat: CK2 (particularly since I visited Edinburgh Dungeons with kids today...has put me right in the mood for some medieval treachery and torture!)

RTS: Age of Mythology

TBS: MT2 TW

FPS: Deus Ex (although currently loving STALKER...has an atmosphere like you wouldn't believe)

3rd person shooter: Mafia (just oozes atmos and style)

RPG: Baldur's Gate 2

Now I would, however, put Paradox right at the top as the best developer

 

[NI_Mcknight]

but CKII is the best strategy game.

We'll agree to disagree

 

[panda_Express12]

one of the best

 

[towerbooks3192]

Best so far from Pdox but I am a bit more biased towards EU3 because its my first love from Pdox. As for best strategy, depends on the setting and there are tons of variety in strategy (from 4x to hex-based wargames and etc.).

 

[Dagda]

Not even close. Well close-ish I guess.
1.Oblivion

I'm probably gona take a lot of flak for this... ^^

HAHAHAHA. Oblivion isn't in even in the top 3 best Elderscroll games.

 

[masteriw]

HAHAHAHA. Oblivion isn't in even in the top 3 best Elderscroll games.

Not even Top 3 TES games? It's better than Skyrim, so I guess you rank TES games by chronological order?

 

[NI_Mcknight]

Not even Top 3 TES games? It's better than Skyrim, so I guess you rank TES games by chronological order?

I lol'd

 

[RX2000]

Not even Top 3 TES games? It's better than Skyrim

No. Just no.

The leveling system in Oblivion was crap. Everything levels up with you? So when you are super strong you are facing super strong rats? Ridiculous....

 

[LemonMonk]

I thought this was a forum about Paradox games. I thought this topic was about opinion too. I mean if someone doesn't agree with you, if they enjoyed Oblivion a lot, then they are right.. as they know what they enjoy better than a stranger across the Internet somewhere.

 

[Avenarius]

Not best game of all time to be sure, but probably best in its genre, that is empire building-grand strategy. It has its flaws, but anything else on the market, as far as i know at least, is of no match to CK2, especially with proper mods (Project Balance perfectly completes CK2 as a game for me).

 

[Stolen Rutters]

SR's list:
1. Taboo
2. Chess
3. Bananagrams
4. Sudoku
5. Crusader Kings 2
6. Chinese Checkers
7. Checkers
8. Poker, either the perennial classic 5-card draw, or the way too popular Texas Hold'em (gotta admit Hold'em is pretty fun, even though I first saw it on TV)
7. Candy Crush Saga
8. Words with Friends
9. EU/EU2/EU3/soon to be EU4

edit - approximately how many hours it feels like I played them in recent years

 

[Empress Matilda]

My list based on those I've played the most,

• Morrowind
• King of Dragon Pass
• Crusader Kings II
• Civilisation IV
• Fallout New Vegas

Not really in any particular order.

 

[mattyh1995]

Based on top played;
- Hearts of Iron 3
- Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
- Supreme Commander 2
- Empire: Total War
- Total War: SHOGUN 2
- Planetside 2
- Napoleon: Total War
- Crusader Kings II

 

[blindx0r]

Not for me, it isn't. I like it, but I had a really hard time getting into it after playing EU3 first. There was enough in CK2 that I kept coming back but it took a couple campaigns before I really enjoyed it, and it's never completely clicked for me like EU3 did. Even though EU3 is a lot worse game in some ways (the interface is horrible and the economic system is just bizarre and opaque), I still would rank it over CK2 every day of the week and twice on Sundays, based on the amount of fun it's provided for me.

 

[Chevaresqye]

1/ The Sim 3
2/ Skyrim
3/ FFXIII
4/ Atelier Meruru
5/ Disgaea
6/ CKII
7/ Civilization V
8/ Knight of Honor
9/ Blade & Soul
10/ Harvest Moon

 

[MyNameIsOmali]

1: TES IV: Oblivion
2: The Witcher 2
3: CKII (however, I have more gametime in CKII than any other game BY FAR)
4: TES V: Skyrim
5: Medieval 2: Total War
6: Rome: Total War
7: Empire: Total War
8: Fallout 3
9: Shogun 2: Total War
10: Battlefield: Bad Company 2

The Total War franchise gets a lot of hate here, but it sounds like there are at least a few CKII players that came from the Total War series, like I did.

 

[NI_Mcknight]

1: TES IV: Oblivion
2: The Witcher 2
3: CKII (however, I have more gametime in CKII than any other game BY FAR)
4: TES V: Skyrim
5: Medieval 2: Total War
6: Rome: Total War
7: Empire: Total War
8: Fallout 3
9: Shogun 2: Total War
10: Battlefield: Bad Company 2

The Total War franchise gets a lot of hate here, but it sounds like there are at least a few CKII players that came from the Total War series, like I did.

A man with taste!