You should find the new AI to be much more challenging than what the game offered previously, too – players have been giving lots of praise to the developers for that aspect of the game in particular, as it added to the replay value the title offers quite a lot – whereas the previous games had a tendency to get repetitive and boring quickly after you’ve learned the ins and outs of the AI, this one always manages to surprise you with something new as soon as you thought you were done learning.
It’s obvious how the developers have done their best to take advantage of the engine’s new rendering capabilities, and have improved the game’s assets tremendously – there are now highly-defined models for almost everything, and the interface has received a good dose of polish as well. Hearts of Iron 3 runs on a 3D engine unlike its predecessors which were entirely 2D. If you’re a fan of this type of strategy games, Hearts of Iron 3 may be a title you’re already well aware of – despite the franchise’s general lack of popularity, those familiar with the previous installments have formed a very lively community that follows the games closely. The recent influx of grand strategy games has been welcomed by fans of the genre in the gaming community, as lately there haven’t been many worthwhile titles coming out in this corner of the gaming industry.