Historically correct vs politically incorrect
Recently we have received lots of inquiries about our upcoming Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday expansion. Questions vary from what features will be added to the title to why the Paradox Interactive development team decided to go from games with accurate historical information to a "what-if" World War III scenario where we may freely interpret history our own way, thus possibly walking into a politically sensitive area.
Initially we can say that the Doomsday scenario (1945+) will not be for those looking for a historically correct game. However, if you belong to those who have ever wondered about what a war between the allies in late 1945 might have turned out like, the game is definitely something you should look into.
In brief, our reason for choosing to develop Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday can be described in three bullets:
- World War III - we wanted to put a lot of effort into what could have happened in a war between the allies. Pure speculation mixed with all historical data for the time period and techs that cover the time period until 1953.
- Intelligence features. The extra tab in Doomsday will add an extra meta-level of gameplay where nations in peace will be able to have their own "invisible" conflicts. This opens for new and cool ways of playing, especially in multiplayer.
- Perfection. When Hearts of Iron 2 was released we were very happy with the result and we still consider it one of our best titles ever released. However, much like anything we could have perfected a few things even more and we took time to add things like automatic sliders in Doomsday, thus perfecting the gameplay of the series even further.
Mixing the three bullets above with lots of new historical information, events, scenarios and a brand new graphical scenario editor, the result is spelled Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday. Did I mention the pre-orders start today?
To summarize you could say that Doomsday is leaning more towards the politically incorrect than the historically correct.
The first multiplayer AAR from inside the Paradox office should reach you within a few weeks. Don't miss the latest screens from the game, published here
Fredrik
Initially we can say that the Doomsday scenario (1945+) will not be for those looking for a historically correct game. However, if you belong to those who have ever wondered about what a war between the allies in late 1945 might have turned out like, the game is definitely something you should look into.
In brief, our reason for choosing to develop Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday can be described in three bullets:
- World War III - we wanted to put a lot of effort into what could have happened in a war between the allies. Pure speculation mixed with all historical data for the time period and techs that cover the time period until 1953.
- Intelligence features. The extra tab in Doomsday will add an extra meta-level of gameplay where nations in peace will be able to have their own "invisible" conflicts. This opens for new and cool ways of playing, especially in multiplayer.
- Perfection. When Hearts of Iron 2 was released we were very happy with the result and we still consider it one of our best titles ever released. However, much like anything we could have perfected a few things even more and we took time to add things like automatic sliders in Doomsday, thus perfecting the gameplay of the series even further.
Mixing the three bullets above with lots of new historical information, events, scenarios and a brand new graphical scenario editor, the result is spelled Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday. Did I mention the pre-orders start today?
To summarize you could say that Doomsday is leaning more towards the politically incorrect than the historically correct.
The first multiplayer AAR from inside the Paradox office should reach you within a few weeks. Don't miss the latest screens from the game, published here
Fredrik
posted by Paradox Interactive at 7:16 AM
2 Comments:
Will the new features be available for planning the "traditional" WW2 scenarios?
Yes.
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