The unoffical Crusader Kings 2: A Game of Thrones thread.
The greatest video game (besides Telltales GoT) that represent Game Of Thrones in a great way is Crusader Kings 2 mod.
The good thing is that you can backstap, murder, storyline, warmongering, killing all the freys, and make great empires. You can even start as House Forrester.
You can download it here for free: http://www.moddb.com/mods/crusader-kings-2-a-game-of-thrones-ck2agot
Heres a description from the moddb page describing the mod:
“A Game of Thrones” (AGOT) is a full-conversion mod for Paradox Interactive’s Crusder Kings II (CK2). Set in the world of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire (ASoIaF) fantasy saga where lords great and small vie for control over the lands of Ice and Fire, from Westeros and the Seven Kingdoms in the west, to Qarth in the east. The mod takes its name from the first book in the series, as well as the “game” of plots and politics the ambitious and hopeful are said to be playing in their struggles for supremacy. Currently players are able to choose to play from any start date in the 300 years from before the Aegon's Conquest to the beginning of the fourth book (A Feast for Crows).
What makes this mod different from Crusader Kings II?
Besides the obvious, which is a new interactive rendition of the fictional low-fantasy medieval setting of ASoIaF, you’ll notice a host of changes that build off the framework of the original (vanilla) CK2 game. In CK2, players battle against other rulers for control of various independent realms and kingdoms. In AGOT, while the potential exists for the realm to fragment into multiple kingdoms, in practice it very rarely happens. Players instead fight to control just one throne – the Iron Throne, forged by Aegon I Targaryen “the Conqueror” almost three centuries prior to the events of this saga. Additionally, events from CK2 have been adapted to fit within the lore and flavour of A Song of Ice and Fire. Some notable new features to mention; A new dueling engine so that lords may fight each other in personal combat on (or off) the battlefield; An all-new method for personal interaction between characters; Pets that (sometimes greatly) aid characters in battle; And a host of less significant (but no less important) features that together help create a solid and serious effort at bringing Westeros to life for gamers. The mod also utilizes features from various other mods, listed in detail in the credits section.
While CK2 and AGOT contain Role-Playing (RP) elements, this mod is not a full narrative recreation of the books. Just like CK2 and other grand strategies, the mod is dynamic in allowing players the freedom of exploring “What If?” scenarios. What if Robb captured King’s Landing? What if Stannis and Renly joined forces against Joffrey? What if Rhaegar Targaryen had killed Robert on the Trident instead of the other way around? All these things can, and may, happen in the mod, with or without the player’s choice. No game will ever be the same, whether you win or you die.
Please share your experiences (mostly those with House Forrester).
My Forrester save was in 300AD where the Boltons won against Stannis, who then died in the hands of the Lannisters. I fabricated a fake claim on Highpoint, went on a alliance with the Umbers, and killed every whitehill. I then gave Highpoint to my brother Ryon. I couldn't do much else, I got Tarth after I married Brienne (by inviting her to my court after her liking me), and all went well until Rodrik died at the age of 81. His son, 46 year old Gregor was a cruel man, and even though I tried, my vassals + the north (now controlled by Stark) destroyed me and taking all my claims. Now i'm just in Tarth relaxing.
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As Gregor, I immediately killed every Whitehill ( Ludd, Torrhen, Gryff, Gywn(btw I befriended Her Husband) then i killed Ebbert at the Citidel) Then Gregor Died then Rodrik was Lord, Married Elaena, brought Asher back, Married Talia to the Lord of the Vale, Ethan to the Lady of Winterfell, and Mira had a romance with Gared so I married them and they had a Child.