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A true East vs. West would be nice...

Or uhh... you know.. maybe... Victoria III?

Oh, sorry, I uh, didn't mean that, I meant to say: YAY it's probably some fantasy game...

yeah...

(This is a dramatization of the average Paradox Fan's brain right now and is only to be used for comedic purposes.)
 

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If it is not Victoria III, I suppose it will either be Late Antiquity/Early Middle Ages or Cold War.
 

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It's going to be so embarrassing for Paradox in the future on the PDXCON that they actually want to announce Victoria III on.. I mean it won't require a rocket science to figure out that if they made hype videos all previous years before PDXCON denying a Victoria 3 announcement and then suddenly one year don't make such a video denying that it will be Victoria III.... Well :rolleyes:
 

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I'm glad I'm not the only one to have noticed that Chris King did NOT appear on that video. Now I'm wondering why?

Many possible reasons, of course, unrelated to games. But still.



FWIW my 2p is still on it being Bismarck.
 

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So what kind of hints do we have:

- The blattant statement that it is not Victoria 3 by Henrik
- The con is held in Berlin (could be indicating cold war, Bismarck, or WW1)
- Chris King didn't show up in the video (could be a hint that it's his game, or the opposite)
- Martin Anward stated that they would announce something new (could be a hint that it is his game)

Based on this my guess would be that it's Martin Anwards game, an anouncement IMO is a directors moment to shine, IMO it wouldn't make much sense to not include that guy as some hint or something like that. I feel that Berlin is not a hint but Germany is just a logical place for a Con outside of Sweden. I also tend to believe them with denying Victoria 3, they've seen how annoying it is to have people believe their golden boy is going to be announced and be disapointed. I feel considering the rabid Vicky fanboys it's the smart choice to play it down early and hard and not mess around it anymore.

My guess would be Martin Anwards new fantasy GSG with random world map. My own ideas which probably are in no way in line with the reality would be that there shoul be added a great, random gameplay variety based on some options before a new game. Will you play a magic oriented race, or a steampunkt technology focussed race, or religious nutcases, or demonsummoning, or nature lovers, or necromancers, etc., do you play the last remnants of a fallen empire, a horde tribe just arriving on your start position or and up and coming kingdom or republic, etc.
 

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I get that their are reason for not having Victoria 3 coming but I’m just really sad is all I neeeeed it please paradox take my paycheck.
:p
 

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Indeed,i have seen a quote from Fredrik Wester that Vicky 2 was not really selling good,in my opinion,it's because it's a very 'niche' time period,the 19th century are less popular than the Middle Age,the WWII,the classical era,the space or the great discovery ages.I think it's one of the reasons why the game doesn't have a good success.For me,it's disappointing because the 19th century are my favorite time period with the EU4 ones,but i am not really surprised however.

CK2 was a much bigger hit than CK1 ever was. EU:Rome also wasn't a massive hit and yet we got Imperator: Rome. So I don't think previous performance is something PDS can/will base their entire decision on.

Also not entirely sure that it can be said that the game's era is all too niche. The Roman Empire, Age of Discovery and WWII are popular historical periods, but so is the American Civil War and WWI (especially since the Centennial). A good game would sell well. Better than Imperator I would think.

That being said, I do think a new fantasy grand strategy IP is more likely. Stellaris was very popular, especially for a new IP. Combine that with the success of Creative Assembly's Total War: Warhammer, I think they'll be inclined to make a Fantasy Stellaris: bring in elements from all the fantasy franchises (GoT, Lotr, D&D, etc.) and combine it with a randomized map.
 
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My guess would be Martin Anwards new fantasy GSG with random world map. My own ideas which probably are in no way in line with the reality would be that there shoul be added a great, random gameplay variety based on some options before a new game. Will you play a magic oriented race, or a steampunkt technology focussed race, or religious nutcases, or demonsummoning, or nature lovers, or necromancers, etc., do you play the last remnants of a fallen empire, a horde tribe just arriving on your start position or and up and coming kingdom or republic, etc.

Basically Stellaris-like game in a fantasy world setting :)
 

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Not sure if there is any relationship anymore between Paradox Interactive and Paradox Entertainment, but Paradox Entertainment has held the rights to Robert E. Howard’s Conan franchise for over a decade and their rights were reaffirmed in a court ruling in 2016. Conan Age of Hyboria grand strategy, maybe?

Hyborian War PBM is practically an evolutionary ancestor to modern grand strategy computer gaming, would be awesome to see Hyboria brought to life by Paradox Interactive. If you aren’t familiar with the PBM acronym or classic gaming genre, I am definitely showing my age...
 

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Would be nice to have the War Franchise back (WotR & WotV).

Just saying :(