Paradox Interactive has confirmed that it’s going to reveal a model new grand technique recreation, codenamed Venture Caesar, subsequent week, describing it as a “new period for grand technique”, and there is purpose to imagine it could be Europa Universalis V.
The primary trailer for Venture Caesar, which in all probability will not be the sport’s ultimate identify, is outwardly set to debut on the official Europa Universalis YouTube channel (and never wherever else, at time of writing) subsequent week.
Proper now, particulars about Venture Caesar are pretty skinny on the bottom. The slogan for the sport seems to be “Be Bold”, which may both confer with the sport itself or to Paradox’s strategy in creating it, I suppose.
Paradox has previous kind within the Roman grand technique space due to Imperator: Rome.If Venture Caesar by some means is not Europa Universalis V, however a brand new Historic Rome-set recreation completely, it will not be Paradox’s first effort on this space. Its final, Imperator: Rome, was launched in 2019, though it hasn’t precisely confirmed well-liked with numerous Paradox followers.
On the very least, the announcement trailer for Venture Caesar (properly, the announcement for the announcement, anyway) is accompanied by hashtags like #GrandStrategy and #StrategyGaming, so it is a fairly protected guess as to what style Venture Caesar will match into.
If it isn’t Europa Universalis V, I would at the least think about it will be an analogous prospect to Paradox’s different grand technique video games; think about Hearts of Iron IV, Victoria III, or Crusader Kings III with a decidedly extra Roman bent and also you’re in all probability a lot of the approach there.
Nonetheless, we’ll have to attend till subsequent Thursday, which is when the primary trailer for Venture Caesar will arrive, to search out out. You may, in case you like, take a look at the announcement-of-the-announcement right here, though there’s not a lot to go on.
Venture Caesar will doubtless take its place in Paradox’s grand technique pantheon alongside the likes of Victoria III.It has been a wierd couple of years for Paradox. The studio doubtless wants Venture Caesar to be an uncontroversial hit; with the console variations of the much-maligned Cities: Skylines 2 nonetheless absent and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 not due till October, issues are wanting slightly dire for Paradox.
In any case, we’ll uncover what Venture Caesar is on Thursday, Might eighth, when the debut trailer might be launched at 12pm Japanese on the official Europa Universalis YouTube channel.