What should I really expect from a Paradox grand strategy game?
Title. I have tried out basically the major grand strat games (EU4, HOI4, CK3, Vic3, Stellaris, Imperator) and the ending every time is my country gets annihilated or I don't know what to do next. I'm more of a Total War player, so I'm more or less on the more aggresive side, more warring/map painting stuff. So for me, this amount of excel spreadsheet is overwhelming, to say the least.
So what should I really expect from a Paradox grand strat? And which game should I give a try again?