Crusader Kings II is the bomb

So Steam is on Linux, and Valve look to be making a “Steam Box” console with a Linux base. So us purist geeks can finally game with the rest of you, sortof.

While I sit here and experience Steam in it’s full glory (i.e. wait for it to update again) I thought I should let you know the games I’ve been enjoying.

So far I’ve tried TF2 long enough to know that I don’t like it. I think I could enjoy the vanilla game with friends, but the pub servers seem to be a cesspool.

Mostly, though, Crusader Kings 2 has eaten up hours of my time. If you’re into some serious grand strategy, then give this a go. This review, although very positive, makes it clear who would and wouldn’t like this game.

http://kotaku.com/5972744/why-crusader-kings-ii-should-be-game-of-the-year

I’ve already murdered my two brothers in order to unify northern Spain under my rule, only to be killed in battle shortly thereafter. My only child, a 2 year old girl at the time, has taken over but was then married to a dim-witted, gay prince in order to forge an alliance with the Holy Roman Empire. They’ve helped to suppress revolts from my cousins (stilled pissed off about their fathers’ untimely deaths I guess) and Muslim invasions, but I may still be on a downwards trajectory overall. But there’s more than 350 years still to go.