Before I begin, I just want to say it is a really fun game, and I love how it plays. I would like certain things like being able to puppet countries, I would like to be able to have the option to liberate a nation with more than one province, I would like to have if two different countries are at war with let’s say Russia I would like the wars to join together and and have the peace deals joined, and I would like the ability to change a governments economy, military, and owned land before a game begins. I realize most of these are not really going to happen but just a few suggestions I would like (especially the last one).Pros: You can have military blocs, nukes are a thing, the environment gets damaged when you drop enough nukes, you can play as any country, multiple map scenarios, can change own country name and flag, it isn’t super easy to instantly win, and I’m sure there are many more.Cons: The fighting is a little bland, democracies can do almost nothing, China is virtually impossible to beat, money doesn’t appear to be a big deal, China is OP, a lot of time the text is just an error message, and China can have like 500 troops out at any given moment.

Note: It’s best played with New Power DLC for the full experience.Most of those bad reviews are fake and ignorant. There is no time limit. Once you reach the “time limit” you can either to choose to end the game right away or keep continuing until you’re satisfied or have achieved global dominance. This is a review coming from someone who knows the game inside out. What do you expect? For this game to be simpler? Oh man real life is just as hard trust me. Wars do take forever and so does in real life. The secret is, it’s not about the quantity of troops it’s based on your choices on how to achieve that war score. If you’ve read Sun Tzus art of war. It is stated that You have to be well prepared. Although the war system may look simple, there’s more to it than you might think. Its chess not checkers. So choose your wars wisely. There’s so many features, choices, strategies to accomplish your goal of total dominance. You can do peaceful annexations if done right. It all depends on your IQ. You have to be meticulous. Don’t fight wars you can’t win. The more you play the more experience you’ll gain. The more you know how the world of Realpolitiks work. This game is a test of how smart you are. This game isn’t for the insular. It’s extremely fun in its own way.

I love Realpolitiks. I’ve had it for awhile and play it often. However, I almost never finish the campaigns I start. Usually after 20 or 30 years I call it quits due to one glaringly unrealistic aspect of the game - the more you advance, the harder it becomes to maintain action points or money. In real life, countries build upon themselves; it’s easier for advanced countries to build on their existing development. Why is it, then, that I can have such a big lead my score is more than double that of the country in second place, but I have no action points? I’ve added policies that should make my government and economy much more efficient, but nothing seems to remedy this. I understand that the game should get harder as you go to keep it challenging, but I feel like these challenges can (and should) be more realistic. The United States is never going to fall apart in real life because it became too developed. Replacing this inexorable AP drain with perhaps more internal and external threats to your government would make the narrative of the game much more engaging and realistic.

Gotta say, the newest update that added many features like the ability to change name and your flag is a decent thing why I liked and believe that the game desperately needed this. But my main problem lies with the DLC because I get that you need to make money and all...but the problem is that we already spent 2-3 dollars (been awhile don’t know if you dropped the price by now) so I believe the 3 dollars that you ask for the DLC could perhaps be dialed to perhaps to two dollars or one dollar and thirty cents....because it’s my personal opinion that price is fair for everyone involved....though I might be wrong and if so I take that fairly....so anyway besides the price of the newest DLC and the ability to change your nation’s name and flag and others name I believe it is a solid good strategy game