Entre las cosas que no se mezclan bien están el agua con el aceite y la prensa de videojuegos con la gran estrategia, pero esta vez parece que Paradox ha dado con la clave y ha encandilado a los medios especializados con el nuevo Crusader Kings.
Tanto es así, que Crusader Kings III se acaba de convertir en el juego mejor valorado de la historia de la compañía sueca.
Los análisis alaban sobre todo la capacidad de generar historias emergentes. Eso es algo que ya tenían sus predecesores, pero esta vez hay cientos de pequeñas mejoras y grandes avances en la accesibilidad, que hacen que muchos más jugadores puedan sumergirse en el rol de los gobernantes medievales.
Crusader Kings III
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 1 de septiembre de 2020
- Plataformas: PC (Microsoft Store, Steam), incluído en Xbox Game Pass
- Géneros: gran estrategia, rol
- Jugadores: 1, multijugador en línea
- Desarrolladora: Paradox Development Studio
- Distribuidora: Paradox Interactive
- Agregadores de críticas:
Medios españoles
IGN España - 8 / 10
Crusader Kings III se pone la corona de gestión nobiliaria y nos permite gobernar como queramos, haciendo que cada pequeña pieza del tablero tenga importancia. Impresionante e inabarcable, pero también inmisericorde con el novato. Infinitas horas de posibilidades en sus juegos de tronos particulares.
Medios internacionales
ACG - Buy
"Emergent gameplay in a dark world of backstabbery and betrayal. Fun in ways so many other games are not."
Attack of the Fanboy - 4.5 / 5 stars
Crusader Kings III's near perfect marriage of robust grand strategy with compelling roleplaying means both fans of wargames and storytelling aficionados will find something to love in its medieval world of politics and intrigue, whether that's crunching numbers to efficiently conquer the known world, or rolling with the punches as they scheme their way into the annals of history.
CGMagazine - 9 / 10
Crusader Kings 3 is a compelling strategy game that deserves to be played. Paradox Development Studios outdid themselves on this one.
COGconnected - 92 / 100
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Cubed3 - 9 / 10
Crusader Kings III is a massive step up in all regards featuring many QoL changes and improvements. While some features, such as the character designer, are sorely missed, the major improvements, refinements, and the like, ensure that fans of the series will almost certainly enjoy the new title. While it is more welcoming to newcomers than prior entries, it may still be too dense for those not interested in the heavy political focus of the franchise.
Entertainium - Unscored
Crusader Kings III is a truly great sequel; a fascinatingly deep and rewarding game with options to make it easier than ever for newcomers to get acquainted.
Game Debate - 9,5 / 10
I might have mentioned that Crusader Kings 2 was one of my favorite games. All I really want out of a game - any game - is to lose myself in a good story. Crusader Kings gives me that, fresh, every time I sit down to play. Crusader Kings 3 is at the start of its own story - I'm estimating we're going to see around 300 DLCs for this beast before it's all said and done - and already through its clarity of interface and intelligent design decisions I can see years of amazing "OH MY GOD, you'll never guess what happened in CK3" moments clogging up Felix's email inbox as I continue on my own journey with this wonderful, wonderful game.
Game Revolution - 4.5 / 5 stars
Crusader Kings 3 takes the massively-popular formula of its predecessor and distills it into a much more accessible and attractive package. The drama is even better, the plots sneakier, and it’s a game you can play for hundreds of hours without getting tired of it.
GameSkinny - 9 / 10 stars
Crusader Kings 3 is the best looking and most accessible the series has ever been.
GameSpew - 10 / 10
Every detail of Crusader Kings III feels like the perfect evolution of the series.
GameSpot - 8 / 10
Crusader Kings 3 is an intricate story-telling device weaving countless threads as long as you have the will to keep it spinning.
GameWatcher - 9 / 10
They all laughed, except for the king; choking on his food, he had lost his voice
Gameliner - Dutch - 4 / 5 stars
Although Crusader Kings III is quite complex and it is certainly not suitable for the casual gamer, it is a strong game in the real time strategy genre. Fortunately, Crusader Kings III is a lot more accessible and easier to play than its predecessors due to the many added tools. Although it is sometimes still difficult to figure out exactly what to do. The different levels of difficulty and the fact that you can determine yourself at what pace the game takes place, come in handy in any case. Players can immerse themselves better in Crusader Kings III as the characters, traits, skills and lifestyle make everything more personal. So if you have quite a few hours left to spare and have a soft spot for strategy games, then Crusader Kings III is an excellent choice.
God is a Geek - 9 / 10
Crusader Kings III is an excellent kingdom management game, more intimate but no less intricate than the likes of Civilisation VI, it's as unforgiving a simulation as you're going to find while still being more fun than you'd expect it to be.
IGN - 10 / 10
Crusader King 3 takes the throne as the new king of historical strategy by expanding on and deepening the best parts of what made its predecessor memorable and unique.
IGN Italy - Italian - 9,1 / 10
Graphically beautiful, fun to play, intelligently designed, Crusader Kings III is one of the best entries in the long list of Paradox's grand strategy games.
Kotaku - Unscored
Crusader Kings III may begin in what we used to call the Dark Ages, but it’s a Renaissance for strategy gaming in 2020.
PC Gamer - 94 / 100
The stuff that made Crusader Kings 2 so enduring has been pushed to the front even more, while some of the bloat that accumulated over the better part of a decade has been chipped away. It's a very sensible sequel.
PC Invasion - 9 / 10
While Crusader Kings III has shortcomings and flaws, these are overshadowed by the sheer number of options and content thanks to its gigantic map and features. Greater emphasis is placed on a character's or dynasty's growth, a level of detail not seen in any previous grand strategy title, allowing you to experience trials and tribulations like never before.
PCGamesN - 9 / 10
Successfully modernises the medieval strategy series, preserving much of what's good and adding some interesting new ideas. While it still needs to iron out a few details, it's a worthy successor to the series' august crown.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun - Unscored
I think I’ll need another year of playing it to work out exactly what I think of it. But that’s another way of saying I want to play it for a year, so it must be pretty good.
Saving Content - 5 / 5 stars
Crusader Kings III is all about the dynasty you’ve built, and the legacy you leave behind for a future of fame, fortune, and family in an ever-unfolding drama that’s brought unto you, or what you create for yourself. There’s a chasm-wide cast of characters to play as from real royal families from hundreds of countries, many of which you’ll want to see them through. Whether a new or returning player, hours will pass like minutes, and you’ll realize the game has a hook on you that you won’t want to remove. This is grand strategy at its finest, and Crusader Kings III is an immensely replayable, unscripted narrative masterpiece.
Shacknews - 9 / 10
All things considered, Crusader Kings 3 is perhaps one of the most immersive and flexible strategy games ever put together.
Spaziogames - Italian - 9 / 10
Without many words, Crusader Kings III is one of the best Paradox Interactive grand strategy games to date.
Spiel Times - 9 / 10
Crusader Kings III remains as inscrutable as its ancestor. But it is a whole new brand of fun, folly, and misery.
The Games Machine - Italian - 8,8 / 10
Crusader Kings III is one of the best Paradox Develpment Studio's games to date. Deep and compelling, this grand strategy can entertain you for dozens, if not hundreds of hours between its intrigues, holy wars, and dynasties in the making.
TheSixthAxis - 9 / 10
The best way to think of Crusader Kings 3 as a sequel is in terms of its own dynastic gameplay. Sure, Paradox have started from scratch with a new game, but it's still full of scheming, warring amidst an impressive breadth of cultures and religions. Crusader Kings 3 is an heir that has been born from Crusader Kings 2 and its many expansions, including and improving on so much of what made that game great, but it can still grow and improve in its own right.
Thumb Culture - 10 / 10
For fans of RPG, simulation, strategy games and previous Crusader Kings titles, this is a must-have. I have already seen people crying over on Reddit on how much they want the game to drop already. Bonus for Crusader Kings 3 fans who have Xbox GamePass for PC that’s available on day one too.
Now I did play the preview version and there were some tiny little niggles but not game breaking bugs, and which were confirmed on the Crusader Kings 3 discord are fixed when going live. With that in mind I’m going to award the Crusader Kings 3 the Platinum Thumb Culture Award!
TrustedReviews - 4.5 / 5 stars
Crusader Kings 3 is a fantastic entry in Paradox's historically-rooted strategy series. New RPG elements help to create a more engrossing character-driven experience, while lots of quality-of-life improvements make it more accessible and digestible to both Crusader Kings veterans and newcomers. There are still a couple of issues, such as as inconsistent AI-controlled allied armies, but this is still nonetheless one of the absolute best strategy games you can currently buy.
Twinfinite - 5 / 5
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VG247 - 5 / 5 stars
All in, Crusader Kings 3 is my Game of the Year so far. If you’re looking for a new strategy title with some RPG flair that will suck you in for 500 hours or more during this endless lockdown, then it should be on your wishlist already.
Wccftech - 9 / 10
Crusader Kings III pulls off a difficult dual victory, bringing a new level of depth, charm, and polish to the franchise, while also making it far more approachable than before. Some aspects of Crusader Kings III still aren't as user-friendly as they could be, but overall, this is a worthy heir to the throne.
