So what is Imperator: Rome?

[Manic Eskimo]

Thanks, but that's exactly what I hope to avoid - for Imperator: Rome to not be just Europa Universalis: Rome 2 under another alias. And I think Paradox doesn't either, otherwise it wouldn't be called that way.

In my opinion the more that separates EU series from other titles and series, the better. That's why I like games such as Crusader Kings and Victoria. They offer much more different gameplay, even though they all share the engine. So I really do hope they will go above and beyond with IR.

Sorry I missed this one earlier. You haven't played the original have you? Forget the EU part, it was really just a branding tool to try to increase sales. The original was a sort of experiment with a small game trying out new mechanics that were like a hybrid of the two main brands EU and CK1. So it was heavily character focused while still being player controlling the state. The game was never really finished and if you buy it today you can probably play a few hours before it crashes. Yet despite all that was wrong with it in terms of actually working it managed to gain a loyal cult following because of the potential within the game mechanics. It was truly it's own game while keeping the best bits of both of the major brands.

TL;DR It is neither EU4 or CK2 it is it's own unique game that rifts off the best parts of all of paradoxs other games.

p.s.Victoria is far more like EU games than they are CK. Crusader kings is more like Rome than any other paradox title especially Vicky.

 

[Will Steel]

Crusader kings is more like Rome than any other paradox title especially Vicky.

Except Sengoku. That game has remained closest to CK2 and CK1 than any other Paradox game ever, including even the two CKs.

 

[Meanmanturbo]

Dude I've done it. I had to rebuy Vicky 2 bought it full price at launch off of some long dead website. Luckily I got it for £10 the second time around

I just started it up for the first time in ages. Damn I forgot just how limited it was, especially if you didn't want to play as Rome. Well, hopefully this game will change that. The earlier date surely helps

 

[Manic Eskimo]

Except Sengoku. That game has remained closest to CK2 and CK1 than any other Paradox game ever, including even the two CKs.

Of course, sorry, that's one of the ones that I never played. Sengoku was the prototype for CK2.

 

[Manic Eskimo]

I just started it up for the first time in ages. Damn I forgot just how limited it was, especially if you didn't want to play as Rome. Well, hopefully this game will change that. The earlier date surely helps

I actually preferred tribes partly because women were useful so you had double the characters. The Roman women were really bad just baby machines.

 

[Andrelvis]

From the screens, it seems to me to be very Eu4 like. Notice that the top counters seems to represent different types of mana and manpower

Victoria 1 also had manpower. And research points and leadership points, which might count as "mana" in modern Paradox forum parlance.