Game news “1500 hours and I still haven't finished the tutorial”: we found it more difficult than Elden Ring, these developers make the hardest video games in the world
Publié le 14/03/2024 à 07:15
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FromSoftware's video games, renowned for their merciless difficulty, make the most seasoned players tremble, and even you, deep down… But did you know that there is a studio that offers challenging Challenges even higher than those of an Elden Ring or a Dark Souls?
This studio is Paradox Interactive, a Swedish developer behind complex and deep strategy video games such as Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis and Stellaris.
A very different difficulty
While FromSoftware games focus on combat and dexterity, Paradox Interactive titles require a completely different approach. Mastering the complex workings of diplomacy, economics and the management of an empire requires hundreds of hours of learning and unfailing patience. A tweet from a player perfectly illustrates the difficulty, sometimes downright off-putting for some, of these video games:
1500 hours on Crusader Kings 3 and I still feel like I don't understand the tutorial.
1500 hours on CK3, didn’t even complete the tutorial
— DukeAstraea (@DukeAstraea) May 30, 2023
This feeling is far from isolated because many players share his experience, highlighting a steep learning curve and complexity of game mechanics. Paradox Interactive not only creates challenging games, but also delivers a one-of-a-kind experience. The lack of detailed tutorials and progressive learning systems forces players to learn through experimentationto grope and suffer numerous failures before finally see a possibility of victory. It is in this frustration and this relentlessness that the ultimate satisfaction lies: succeed in taming the complexity of the game and to lead his empire towards glory an unparalleled feeling of accomplishment.
With a certain humor, the developers themselves take players' feedback with a lot of humor. The proof with this offbeat, but devastating tweet:
In Sweden, people play games, but they're just cards. No one knows how to play them and people watch them change color for hours.
These developers are therefore not aimed at all players
These games are not made for those looking for an easy, immediate experience. They are aimed at players who are truly passionate about this universe, ready to invest time and energy to take on an often extremely stimulating intellectual challenge. SO, If you think you've reached the pinnacle of difficulty by completing Elden Ring, try a Paradox Interactive game. You may discover that your true video game Everest has not yet been climbed.
However, Paradox Interactive titles are far from being bad gamesand if you have a long weekend ahead of you, we can only advise you to focus on Stellaris, 16/20, or even on Crusader Kings III which, for its part, had a score of 17 out of 20.