System requirements

• Requires EUIII Chronicles or EUIII Divine Wind (expansion)

Set rating

The pack looks nice, definitely improves the game's overall look. It is a must buy for all Europa Universalis 3 players... but honestly, dunno if it is worth $2. Waiting for a 50% off would be the ideal thing to do.

I enjoy looking at these instead of those little rag dog peasants looking things.

This sprite pack gives different new sprites for the eastern factions. If you want to play as any of the eastern european nations and are tired of looking at the same old sprites then this is right up your alley!

Great Sprite packs. These ones are probably the best as they are directly evident as soon as you begin a game.

This sprite pack, although perhaps not for the casual fan of EU3, provides a small - but appreciable - amount of depth to this already wonderful game.

After spending many hours playing EU3, this and it's Western counterpart are a very nice way to freshen the early stage of the game.

Not a pack that would be called essential by any means, especially for long time players, but a nice way to visually freshen up the great game.

If you're a hardcore fan of EU3 then there is no question that this is for you. They look great and they really help change the game atmosphere. It really helps the different countries look different from one another. It does suck that the sprites are only for the early years, but isn't that where most of us spend are gaming time anyway. I can see this getting really expensive if they keep releasing the sprite packs one by one and by culture. But if you've been playing EU3 for a while and could use a change this is definitely a good buy.

These sprites are a great aesthetic addition for any fans of EU3. This Eastern Pack (a Western Units Pack is also available for the same price) is especially valuable because it improves the visual appeal of some of the more overlooked factions like Muscowy and the Byzantium.

Note that these sprites do require Divine Wind, and they get replaced by later technology after about 1500. That still leaves a full century of gameplay through the grand campaign, though, so they are definitely worth their low price. A great way to spend some of your Blue Coins!

If im not mistaken, the Western Spritepack lasts until you get the first musketmen infantry, around 1550.

But since the technological development is significantly slowlier in the Middle East and Asia, you will see the eastern sprites longer than the western counterpart.

Significantly better than standard unit sprites and therefore totally worth the 2$!

Is this worth 2$? The answer is, it depends. If you look at the value you get for those two bucks, it's not much, even at the price. The textures look nice, but chances are, if you are the type of gamer that play Paradox's games, you're not playing for the graphics anyway.

But if, like me, you are a hardcore EUIII player, who spend hours upon hours on this game, then it might not matter so much. Because the value you already got from the main game seems so great, that you might as well sponsor Paradox a little more and get some new shiny swordsmen on the bargain.

Conclusion: Only a must for Paradox fanatics.

5 of 5

These sprites are awesome and feel much more historical, when starting a campaign in 1399 (especially when compared to the halberd guys...)