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Subscribe to our newsletter Everybody in the Europa Universalis community has spent the last four months worked up about the (admittedly hilarious) glitches that have plagued EU5 since its release, but the real problem with the game is much deeper.I'm an EU4 veteran with 1,700 hours and a world conquest under my belt, and I can attest that EU5 has left me in a state of anger and confusion.

Halfway through my first 93-hour campaign as Castile, I realized I loved this new entry.

But by the time I was done, I decided I didn't want to gaming it again.Worst of all, I went back to my beloved EU4 only to discover that EU5 has ruined its predecessor for me forever.

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Each of these games has something the other lacks, and Paradox has yet to provide the perfect synthesis.Article continues below I don't say that lightly, because it's not a stretch to say that Europa Universalis 4 changed the course of my life.

I had a few weeks of EU4 YouTube fame back in 2016 for making a meme video about a one-province map mod ## Editor's Note What do you think about this news? Share your thoughts below! Source: [PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/my-first-campaign-in-europa-universalis-5-may-have-ruined-the-entire-series-for-me/)