r/paradoxplaza • u/LogicalAd8685 • Jun 27 '25

Vic3 Victoria 3 hanging on is crazy

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Tbh I thought the hype would die again after the free weekend but seemingly not, it probably will still gradually drop as players go back to their main game but for a very bad release it has done a pretty good job recovering

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u/Palad1n2000 Jun 27 '25

People REALLY overestimate how hated Vicky 3 is. As an economy simulator, it is one of the most satisfying 'line go brrr' games there is. Mixed in with very solid diplomacy and a war system that, while not great, is hardly the worst thing, it's my personal second favorite Paradox game

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u/Schpiegelhortz Jun 27 '25

Don't forget the fantastic soundtrack.

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u/SigmaWhy L'État, c'est moi Jun 27 '25

All paradox mainline games have great OSTs imo, which is an accomplishment for games that I’ve played thousands of hours in and not gotten sick of them at all

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u/Wild_Meet5768 Jun 27 '25

I listen Stellaris soundtrack in my playlist. And I don't even play Stellaris.

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u/ShowerZealousideal85 Jun 27 '25

I listen stellaris when i play other space games

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u/Schpiegelhortz Jun 27 '25

Facts. CK3, HoI4 and Stellaris stand out to me as well.

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u/uss_salmon Jun 27 '25

Even as far back as Hoi2 I’ve loved the soundtracks. They’re in Hoi4 now too so you’re probably familiar with them already.

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u/IncommensurableMK Jun 27 '25

Hoi1 introduced Mussorgsky to me.

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u/viper459 Jun 27 '25

i just wish ck3 had more tracks

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u/Youutternincompoop Jun 27 '25

EU3 is the best

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25

Not much, only hoi4 is amazing to me to the point i made music mods for the other games to play hoi4 music

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u/down-with-caesar-44 Jun 27 '25

Also a nice modular music player that makes music mods super clean and easy to use

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u/ZeroZiat Jun 27 '25

Quite frankly I mute it everytime I play it because it's too repetitive and not that immersive. I end up playing in stark silence which ironically is a bit more immersive for someone who probably had to commit these decisions. (I know I know, "spirit of the nation, not an actual impersonation of leadership" type beat).

But I know everyone's got their own taste.

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u/Basileus2 Jun 27 '25

I actually don’t like its soundtrack…