Following a post of mine in the "Strange screenshot" thread, I have a request concerning the names of the popes.
Indeed, I was surprised to see that "John Paul" was a regular in game name, where I thought it was some kind of Easter Egg. I found this strange, and a quick wiki search told me that not only John Paul was first used by a pope in 1978 (so a bit later than the period of history covered by the game) but also that he was the first pope to use a new name since pope Lando in the 10th century. So basically, between 1066 and 1453, all the popes used names that had been used before, making John Paul a double anachronism.
That's why I suggest that John Paul could be removed of the list of the pope's names. I understand it is not a big issue, only a detail actually, but to me it it would slightly increase the immersion. I was really troubled by this 20th century name amongst my medieval popes.
Indeed, I was surprised to see that "John Paul" was a regular in game name, where I thought it was some kind of Easter Egg. I found this strange, and a quick wiki search told me that not only John Paul was first used by a pope in 1978 (so a bit later than the period of history covered by the game) but also that he was the first pope to use a new name since pope Lando in the 10th century. So basically, between 1066 and 1453, all the popes used names that had been used before, making John Paul a double anachronism.
That's why I suggest that John Paul could be removed of the list of the pope's names. I understand it is not a big issue, only a detail actually, but to me it it would slightly increase the immersion. I was really troubled by this 20th century name amongst my medieval popes.
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