[quote=@Snagglepuss89]
I couldn't really get into EUIV, but that's mostly because "WAH, CHANGE SUCKS" EUIII feels more arcade-y and slightly less railroaded, where you can really just kind of mess with the world with abandon without butting heads with the game mechanics. 
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At that point, I start using the console and making stupidly cheating decision files. I will mess with the world, whether it wants me to or not. :D