Paradox's 'Crusader Kings: Chronicles' Is a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Version of the Hit PC Game, Out Now - Videogames Blogs

Paradox's 'Crusader Kings: Chronicles' Is a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Version of the Hit PC Game, Out Now



Ever since Paradox Interactive declared its intention of bringing some of its big strategy games, such as Crusader Kings and Stellaris, over to mobile, I've been wishing for one thing; a Crusader Kings mobile game where I can play out all those complicated and often hilarious storylines that have made the game so famous. Well, although I won't take any credit, Paradox decided to give us a game close to what I was wishing for. Crusader Kings: Chronicles [$4.99], which just now hit the App Store, is an interactive novel that has you playing as the second son of an indebted baron in the middle of war-torn borderlands.

The story is written by M Harold Page, and I hope it shines with the ruthlessness that has become the trademark of the PC game Crusader Kings II. I haven't played the game yet, so I don't know how good it is, but I'm really hoping the gamebook manages to reproduce the crazy choices that make the PC ancestor of Crusader Kings: Chronicle one of my favorite grand strategy games. If you haven't played Crusader Kings II, we are talking about a game whose Steam discussion threads have become legendary since they include topics like "Help, wife keeps murdering people," "how to use kids as a reward," and "how to become celibate." The previous grand-strategy-to-gamebook attempt by Paradox came in the form of Hearts of Iron: War Stories [Free], but unfortunately it was underwhelming. Here's hoping that Crusader Kings: Chronicles does t...
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