Crusader Kings 3 review: The king has arrived

Cross Kings 3, is one of those games that every strategy lover should try at some point. And that’s it, the production of Paradox is without a doubt, a title that brings out all the possibilities of a genre that, time and time again, seeks a revolution. It may be that in the case of a third installment, many players know or know something about the franchise. However, this third installment continues to evolve, getting closer to perfection.

As a result of this constant evolution, we come across with its launch on consoles that comes from the hand of media cook and directly to Xbox Game Pass. Look Cross Kings 3 in our beloved Xbox it has been something completely unthinkable and I do not say it with a bad drool, but it is true that after trying its PC version it seemed impossible for the game to offer all the conditions and options available to our order. That said, as is often the case with me, my skepticism disappeared soon after I started playing. that sends me into doubt Paradox?

Difficult strategy but with help

From the start, I must be clear, Cross Kings 3 it’s not a simple game. In fact, it’s one of the hardest games I’ve faced in the genre, only at the height of the other productions of the house such as European. However, this difficulty is due to its extreme complexity. A complexity which for me is justified and which is developed so that the player has a simply immense range of options and possibilities.

However, as you can imagine, accessing the game for the first time can be somewhat difficult. For this, the company has brought with it a good tutorial where we will learn by playing all the basics, which is not little. The tutorial will help us understand the basics of diplomacy, the art of war and one of the great assets of Cross Kings 3, the management of our dynasty. From Little Duchy in Ireland in the case of the tutorial. We will have to arrange marriages seeking alliances or select spouses with desirable traits or abilities to become part of our dynasty. This is only the most superficial part of what this version has in store for us.

The search for courtiers, conspiracies and intrigues are the order of the day in Cross Kings 3 and learning to use them will be essential to disrupt the intentions of our rivals. That’s why it’s so important that this tutorial be thorough and complete. Likewise, the game has other features such as automatic military control, so that the fate of our armies will be guided by AI or otherwise, and a small menu that includes tips and advice really useful.

king of kings

Although I’ve hinted at it before, one of the most appealing points of this episode is the creation of our dynasty. The game offers us to play with a series of kingdoms at different times as a simple recommendation, since we can take control of any ruler in the world. With that, you can imagine the expansion and replayability that entails.

Once our leader is selected, we will begin to create our dynasty. In its development, We will have several factors to consider; Fame being one of the most important. Our actions in the world influence how others perceive us. If we win wars, we will gain fame and our dynasty will be better known around the world, while if we refuse to join an ally’s war, our fame will decline.

It will make us have less influence in the world. Generating that the leaders of other dynasties do not take us into account or limiting our power of action. A dynasty with high reputation can be consecrated or benefit from its renown. We can also spend fame points to close deals, perform actions or simply ask an ally to help us.

Its arrival on consoles

Much more could be said about Cross Kings 3, but the truth is that it is practically impossible to cover all that it can offer us. So, in summary, as we already mentioned at the beginning, it is one of the best strategy games ever made. To this we must add that the adaptation to consoles has exceeded all our expectations. Getting to the heart of the matter, the whole interface has been redesigned to adapt to consoles and without losing any detail.

In other words, unlike other titles that have to shorten their content, Cross Kings 3 keep all. The best thing is that its new interface is very comfortable and in a very short time you will get used to it. FORHaving just enjoyed its PC version, the reality is that I didn’t miss anything from this adaptation. So with the triggers we will show the different tabs where we can manage all the details of our game. The response is very fast and navigation in the menus and sub-menus is done without too much hassle. Moreover, the screen is not at all saturated and one can perfectly observe the geopolitical map of the time. As we know, the game doesn’t have an awesome graphics section, it doesn’t need one, but its art and the way its menus are created are outstanding.

However, it is true that on some occasions we have had the occasional interface crash, although very infrequent. Likewise, we believe that it will not take long to resolve them. Likewise, the sound section that accompanies the whole adventure is superb. Its soundtrack, and the vast majority of its texts are developed with the greatest care. Although with regard to the latter, we found the occasional translation error nothing particularly relevant.

Crusader Kings 3 is amazing

With all this, I can only praise the work done by the study. That a game of these characteristics is available on consoles and works so well is a real luxury. Full details of its computer version are available for our consoles. All its interface and its options are within our reach, apart from a direct port which would have been a disaster, the team has put care and effort for a perfect adaptation.

Cross Kings 3It is a real marvel not to be missed. A game that once you overcome its initial barrier will become a real vice. To end this analysis, We can only thank the team of Koch Media Europe by the code of this analysis.