EU is focussed (mainly) on Renaissance and post-Renaissance Europe, and the pivotal role that European countries played in shaping the modern world as we know it today. It followed not long after the excellent Crusader Kings II, not just in terms of release dates, but in terms of the period of history that it explores.
We reviewed EUIV when it first landed back in August 2013, and what we discovered then more or less remains true to this day (you can read our initial review here - and perhaps, upon reflection, the title above reveals some insight into how we play the game). Europa Universalis IV turns two today, and to mark the occasion we've taken a look back over twenty-four months of trying to take over the world.