Hearts of Iron 3, a grand World War 2 strategy game, is developer Paradox Interactive’s latest take on their long running series. Next VP is going to port AGEOD’s American Civil War (citation: VP’s twitter feed), so I’m excited about that.Three top investment pros open up about what it takes to get your video game funded. It’s a trend that’s very happily on the rise, but on the strategy side it’s happening slowly. Also, how does Steam reimburse two companies (Paradox and VP) for one purchase? I worry because I care – I’d like more games to appear on the Mac.
But instead the ports are only ready many months later, when the Windows version is already ready for a steep cut. If they did the ports faster, so they were present during the early (expensive) stages, then that would make more sense. To be honest, I don’t fully understand why Virtual Programming (the outfit currently charged with porting all the Paradox titles and expansions) would put anything on Steam, since the price becomes coupled to the Windows price, and those are so often cut into the single digits, I don’t know how they make any money from it. When a Paradox game does appear, it’s great because one purchase gets you both platforms. EU3 complete is on Steam but Heir to the Throne and Divine Wind are not. So HOI3 is on Steam but Semper Fi is not. One problem with being a Mac user though, is that while the Paradox games do eventually make their way onto Steam, the expansions don’t always seem to appear there. I’d definitely prefer to play with Semper Fi since everyone has made it clear that it’s a better game that way. I swear an HOI was in the works at some point, there was a press release. But if you are listening, Paradox, I’d pay $50 for a slick iPad version of either HOI or EU. But being a Mac user, I have trouble finding the expansions on sale. Not because I am wise but because I know my history, and the low historical odds of me getting a lot of money’s worth from it. You’re very right, and in fact I think I paid $5 for HOI3. Why suffer through a buggy full priced base game and then angrily buy the expansion necessary to fix its flaws? Be patient and pay less for both combined than the initial retail price. Instead, I wait for at least the first paid expansion and the inevitable deals that can be found months or years down the road. I’ve been through the mill before, though, so I never buy a Paradox title at release. If you buy their games and expansions when they are first released, sure, you subsidize what I see as a very bad habit.
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