• Zron@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Been making the same game for ten years.

    “Complete” editions of the games sell for hundreds of dollars when not on a practically mandatory steam sale.

    Developed an entire game based on naval combat in space, with a good ship designer and interesting events.

    Still can’t make the naval units in HOI4 anything other than “click here to stop enemy from getting resources from water” and showing navy battles as an actual battleship board in a pop up.

    People will pay hundreds of dollars for this.

    Paradox developed themselves right into a niche, and then they charge a premium to the few people who enjoy staring at a map with gifs on it. They have barely innovated on the idea for 20 years. 20 years ago, we had the greatest grand strategy game ever released: Rome: Total War. Paradox has not even come close to touching the greatness of that game.