I picked up all of the most recent Paradox games over the past few months and have been grabbing the major DLC when Steam does a deep discount sale. All of them sound interesting and complex, but the one that sounds the most interesting is Crusader Kings 2. There's also the fact that saves can be imported to games further down the timeline(CK2->EU4->V2->HOI3) so when I was ready to jump into EU4, I could go ahead and do that.
The thing that's holding me back is the fact that I've been by many, many sources that Paradox games are very, very complex and it's less a learning curve then a learning cliff. So I'm prepared for it to be a struggle to pick up but at the same time, I'm looking forward to the point I do grasp it and can really enjoy it. I tried EU2 a decade ago and remember being totally overwhelmed by it, which is why I never got very far into it. I barely remember any of it.
So the question before the forum is, what is the recommended best way to get into CK2? I plan to read the manual, try the tutorials and watch some of the tutorial web videos. Is there more to this or am I over thinking this?
Another thing that comes to mind is: What is the best country/area/time/settings to start with? I haven't played CK2 at all yet(I have another game I want to finish first) so I don't know what's available. I imagine one of the larger nations in Western Europe is a safe bet but I could be wrong.
Any other advice in general?
The thing that's holding me back is the fact that I've been by many, many sources that Paradox games are very, very complex and it's less a learning curve then a learning cliff. So I'm prepared for it to be a struggle to pick up but at the same time, I'm looking forward to the point I do grasp it and can really enjoy it. I tried EU2 a decade ago and remember being totally overwhelmed by it, which is why I never got very far into it. I barely remember any of it.
So the question before the forum is, what is the recommended best way to get into CK2? I plan to read the manual, try the tutorials and watch some of the tutorial web videos. Is there more to this or am I over thinking this?
Another thing that comes to mind is: What is the best country/area/time/settings to start with? I haven't played CK2 at all yet(I have another game I want to finish first) so I don't know what's available. I imagine one of the larger nations in Western Europe is a safe bet but I could be wrong.
Any other advice in general?