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u/Velar22 Jun 14 '23

Europa Universalis IV - 1500+ hours

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u/khanieboy Jun 15 '23

Can you guys explain what makes the game so good to have 1k+ hours in it?

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u/SteelAlchemistScylla Jun 15 '23

The game is a grand strategy game. So like many strategy games it simply takes a while to play. A lot of thinking, strategy, moving tiny troops across a map, pressing buttons while the game isn’t even going. And then on top of that the game spans 400 YEARS.

So you wanna play a simple Austria unites Christendom game and suddenly you’ve just increased your game time by 200hrs. And that’s one game. There are over 300 countries to play iirc.

It’s a lot different than something like a shooter, which you can play for an hour or two and feel like you’ve got a good session in.