

While there are larger things going on like Kingdoms falling and wars being fought, CKII places just as much importance on the more personal side of feudal rule: marriage, politics, alliances and back-stabbing. I mentioned in my review of Crusader Kings II earlier in the year that the systems put in place by developers Paradox seemed ideally suited to George R R Martin's fantasy universe.

And it is already pretty much the perfect Game of Thrones video game. Over the weekend, the first playable release of Crusader Kings II: A Game of Thrones was made available for public download.
