Victoria 3 Review “Nothing On The Market Comes Close”

Victoria 3 was something of a white whale amongst the fans of Paradox grand strategy games for a while, with it becoming a meme to ask whether it will see the light of day. There was good reason for this too, as the previous Victoria game offered the type of experience no other grand strategy could. Where others took a more abstract approach to the mechanics, Victoria opted to ground its ideas in real word factors, from managing your population’s needs so they don’t radicalise, to creating a robust economy that let you specialise in specific goods. Victoria 3 retains much of that same spirit in its complex gameplay, but how does it ultimately pan out?