Is this like Risk?

[Jacob]

I have not played many online strategy games. The only one I have played was Total war and I was not a big fan of just lines of troops on a patch of land. I like risk with world domination and turn by turn based games.

Any responses are greatly appreciated!

[Moon]

It's a sandbox-like (you make your own objectives) empire management game where you try to keep your chosen nation well and prosperous through a ~300 year period (or however you choose to play), in a historical setting.
It's played in real-time so it is not turn-based like Risk, and there are hundreds of "players" or nations making their moves at the same time. It is less of a game with strict rules and winning conditions than it is a simulator of that time period. It's very different to Total War series or Civ.

I recommend checking some youtube vids for gameplay

[MadSwag]

I haven't played EUIV yet but from my experience with the rest of Paradox's games I can tell you they're quite similiar in the surface.
First of all the game isn't turn based at all but you can easily control time, give any orders and let it continue so you can enjoy the calm of a TBS kind of game. It isn't as fast paced as a Total War or any kind of real time game and you can take all the time you want to give orders.

The battle system features a lot of variables like terrain or troops' experience that affect the outcome of the fights so numbers are not as important as they would be in a Risk game.

A part from the combat and conquest there's also politics and economics that add flavour to the game and make the game quite more enjoyable.

I would say this game is more or less like Risk but quite more depht and complex, anyways it's really easy to understand the basic mechanics and you will learn quite fast, also there're a LOT of guides with recommended countries for starters and nice tips to begin your first playthrough with.

[Tabletop Turtle]

No. Europa is not like Risk. It is nothing like Risk.

Risk is mostly a dudes on a map board game with lots of conquest. This game does not encourage mindless attacking. It's a fantastic game and you should consider it but do not buy it thinking you're getting a digital Risk game.

[Xandurz]

Originally posted by Jacob:

I have not played many online strategy games. The only one I have played was Total war and I was not a big fan of just lines of troops on a patch of land. I like risk with world domination and turn by turn based games.

Any responses are greatly appreciated!

Its not really online as well, unless you count multiplayer as that.
But if you liked Risk and A&A then this game is one to get, ASAP! :P

[Feanor]

This is not risk and not turn by turn, it has days ticking and requires a lot of time to learn, because of its complexitty and not having an user friendly ui (this game is very hard to simplify). I heard it has a tutorial but i cannot tell you anything about it.
It's grand strategy, this means you'll not see and control the actual armies, instead you'll mind about their position, leaders and development of course (discipline, tactics, tech etc.). You'll also think about diplomacy, administration and expansion of your country, having, if you're an important country of that period, several bonuses to empathize its traditions and a different approach based on your starting position and neighbours. Anyways you can play the demo and see how it feels.

[ThinClown]

At its most basic: Yes it is somewhat like risk in that there are regions, and there are soldiers you move around from region to region. But other than that is has waaayy more depth and, as Moon said, the conquest is not the end-all of the game, it is rather what objectives you put for yourself.

[Tabletop Turtle]

This game is as much Risk as it is Monopoly.

[Bandit17]

Originally posted by Xandurz:

But if you liked Risk and A&A then this game is one to get, ASAP! :P

+1

[WillScy09]

This game is real time, not turn based. Also it's much more than just a war game. There's trade, diplomacy, dynasties, culture, rebels, revolutions, religions. crusades. etc etc.

[🍣]

Originally posted by Jacob:

Any responses are greatly appreciated!

.... any response?

[Loar]

Originally posted by Comrade ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥:

I haven't played EUIV yet but from my experience with the rest of Paradox's games I can tell you they're quite similiar in the surface.
First of all the game isn't turn based at all but you can easily control time, give any orders and let it continue so you can enjoy the calm of a TBS kind of game. It isn't as fast paced as a Total War or any kind of real time game and you can take all the time you want to give orders.

The battle system features a lot of variables like terrain or troops' experience that affect the outcome of the fights so numbers are not as important as they would be in a Risk game.

A part from the combat and conquest there's also politics and economics that add flavour to the game and make the game quite more enjoyable.

I would say this game is more or less like Risk but quite more depht and complex, anyways it's really easy to understand the basic mechanics and you will learn quite fast, also there're a LOT of guides with recommended countries for starters and nice tips to begin your first playthrough with.

The only thing it has in common with risk is it uses the map of the world. That is it.

[Black_Rat]

Originally posted by WillScy09:

This game is real time, not turn based. Also it's much more than just a war game. There's trade, diplomacy, dynasties, culture, rebels, revolutions, religions. crusades. etc etc.

Tech speaking this is a turn based game... every "day" is a turn. They just go by a lot faster then games like civ 6

[☭Woodsman☭]

The original EU was based on a board game released in the 90s, but that board game is the chess to Risks' checkers, seeing as it's claimed games can take weeks to finish. I haven't played the board game or EU1, so I don't know if the first video game was already taking advantage of not being on a tabletop or if that came later, but there's no way EUIV could be translated back to the tabletop at this point. The dice rolling in battles is probably about all that's left of the original.

[Yaldabaoth]

jesus ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ christ, you resurrected a 3 year old topic to say absolutely nothing of importance and you don't even own the game. Good job.