This was back in hoi2 days, and all the paradox forums had their After Action Reports where people would make sort-of novelised stories out of their campaigns from the perspectives of the higher-ups in the countries. They were dorky but harmless except half the hoi ones were these stories from their german campaigns where they had Goering and Himmler etc chatting as the protagonists, it was really fucking creepy. Germany was kinda their default "can you change the course of history?" campaign but it always felt way too gross for me to ever play as them.
Yeah the hoi games might be cursed, but my best g*ming moment was the desperate defense of the USSR against the fascist hordes in hoi2, where the 1941 disorganisation penalties were absolutely brutal. Just absolutely desperate fallback after fallback and delaying counterattacks to avoid overrun and encirclement, till finally winter hit when they were almost at the gates of Moscow. And then the beautiful cathartic pushback to sweep Europe clean of fashy filth and get the naval bases to build some carrier groups and go Red Dawn some fuckers.
hoi4 forums are the worst
This was back in hoi2 days, and all the paradox forums had their After Action Reports where people would make sort-of novelised stories out of their campaigns from the perspectives of the higher-ups in the countries. They were dorky but harmless except half the hoi ones were these stories from their german campaigns where they had Goering and Himmler etc chatting as the protagonists, it was really fucking creepy. Germany was kinda their default "can you change the course of history?" campaign but it always felt way too gross for me to ever play as them.
That's why you play as the soviets and DON'T STOP.
:stalin-shining:
"NOOOOOOOO You can't just invade germany in 1936, you're breaking the hecking gamerino !!!"
"Haha, 40 width divisions go URAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
something something fomenting world fire
Yeah the hoi games might be cursed, but my best g*ming moment was the desperate defense of the USSR against the fascist hordes in hoi2, where the 1941 disorganisation penalties were absolutely brutal. Just absolutely desperate fallback after fallback and delaying counterattacks to avoid overrun and encirclement, till finally winter hit when they were almost at the gates of Moscow. And then the beautiful cathartic pushback to sweep Europe clean of fashy filth and get the naval bases to build some carrier groups and go Red Dawn some fuckers.
ten years ago would prob be hoi2 which was probably way worse with the nazis.