[Jim_Heckler]

for paradox fans I highly recommend the author's series analyzing EU4's perspective of history[1]. the role of the player is peculiar in EU4 (and Victoria I believe) in that you play as the state itself, unlike Crusdar Kings where you play as an individual holding political power within a state. Brett discusses the narrative of history that this perspective presents.

[1] https://acoup.blog/2021/04/30/collections-teaching-paradox-e...

[skybrian]

In Crusader Kings you play as a descendant after the person you're playing as dies, which is also little weird if you think about it. Any strategy game is going to give you more control than any single person had.

[the_only_law]

Typically I see it described as you play a “Dynasty”.