Getting ready for IR. Is Eu4 or Eu:rome (gold) closer?

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I haven't been paying close attention until these last few days and this game seems awesome. Can't wait to play it, so i want to prepare myself for this. Since i'm pretty yellow in PDX games, played just modded HoI4.

Has there been mentions what game is closer to Imperator, EU4 or Eu:R? Or some other title? EU4 seems bit complicated for newbie, but i'm willing to give it a go, if it helps me getting into Imperator later. And i guess i have solid 4-6 months to practise ;)
 

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I'd try EU4. It is a good game, but in a different era, so it should get you used to how PDS games work without getting overdosed on Romans Also it is a modern game, so the UI is pretty good (for a complex game).

EUR was one of the worst received Paradox games, and I'd think its UI hasn't aged very well. I'd not recommend that.
 

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EU4 is...bland.

EU Rome is the closest to this game. It hasn't aged that well (and also, bland because they never worked further on it), but can be fun to play around if you have specific goals.
 

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EU4 has nothing going on other than endless war. Nothing ever happens. Just annoying rebeld that you kust have to whack-a-mole.

EU Rome is shit compared to imperator but it its much more fun and better deeper interesting mechanics than EU4. And you will get a feel of what IR is going to be like kind of. The problem with EU rome is that the map is mostly empty, very few provinces and a lot of balance issiues that make it hard to play. But its fun to play it for a while specially if you want to get familiar with the Imperator Mechanics, which have the same findamentals but improved x100.
 

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I'd recommend EU4 so you get used to the points system and the flow of the game. I know a lot of people will say I:R is less of a map-painter than EU4 (ie. focused on wars and expanding your empire), but I haven't really seen much indication of that so far (and the lead designer Johan's comments also indicate that it was designed to be very EU4 like).

EU4 tends to get looked at negatively a lot on these forums, but it's still one of Paradox's most popular games, and has tons of deep mechanics, especially if you're willing to buy a couple DLC with the base game. Plus it's a really interesting time period and you can play as any nation in the world, so if you have historical interests outside the classical era Mediterranean, it has a lot of replay value.
 

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EU4 tends to get looked at negatively a lot on these forums, but it's still one of Paradox's most popular games, and has tons of deep mechanics, especially if you're willing to buy a couple DLC with the base game. Plus it's a really interesting time period and you can play as any nation in the world, so if you have historical interests outside the classical era Mediterranean, it has a lot of replay value.

Yeah... the amount of EU4 angst on these forums is kind of funny. EU4 is a fantastic, complex game. What people are basically all complaining about is that EU has stagnated, because EU was also a fantastic game almost two decades ago, and its development has slowed into minor tweaks. Meanwhile the other PDS series are still in a early stage of development so are changing in exciting ways.

If you've been playing EU for 18 year, it feels a bit samey. If you've never played it before, you'll find it a very deep and complex game. It is certainly one of the best grand strategy games around.

And anyway, people who think EU4 if just a map-painter just haven't learnt to play it properly yet :)

EU4 currently has 16,000 playing it. EU:R has 16 people playing it. That give a pretty good idea of which game more people enjoy, despite the noises on this forum.
 

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I reccomend you get EU:R. While it hasn't aged well as others have said it has a lot of what I:R will have, and will help you understand the game a bit more. It's also cheap.
You could buy EU4, but i'd suggest to not compare it to I:R at all.
 

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In my opinion EU: Rome is the closest to Imperator you can come so if you want to get a feel of how Imperator: Rome will be I suggest you play that game, however keep in mind that EU: Rome is old and Imperator: Rome represent a decade of experience after EU: Rome so many annoying things will have been very much improved in Imperator.
 

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Thanks all from your input! Got myself a EU:R and been dabling with it the past couple of days. Seem bit dated (ofc) but the foundation is solid and love the concept! Can't wait for Imperator!