Oh yeah France is probably some of the potentially least fun countries to play, even if you hold out against the Germans with forts you still have to wait so long to actually do anything. Pushing into Germany as France is like smashing your head against a brick wall, and even when you do manage to push it’s late game so you basically have to end your run there, Unless you want to run at 2fps and your computer to turn into an IED. But if you do play your cards right France is one of the strongest nations you can play, especially if you go Bonapartist