Rome VS Medieval II

[Magnificent One]

nvm

 

[Maniacal]

Please look around the first few pages before creating a thread, we already have one (at least).

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=310020

There is nothing wrong with necroing, as long as you have something to add to the discussion! Something this thread lacks.

 

[LightSpectra]

Oh gosh, seeing my old post proclaiming that Empire: Total War was going to out-do both Rome and Medieval II makes me ashamed of my prediction abilities.

 

[W|M]

In vanilla, M2TW > RTW. But with their best mods, RTW > M2TW

 

[Ajidica]

Not entirely true. MTW2 has Broken Crescent. The awsomest mod I have ever played.

 

[W|M]

No Total War mod beats Europa Barbarorum.

 

[Elta]

Third Age Total war for M2 is the most fun I've had playing a Total War game.

 

[Ajidica]

No Total War mod beats Europa Barbarorum.

I never really got into EB. There was simply too much there, especialy with regards to the buildings and some other stuff.

 

[Dachs]

Meh, it's not very difficult to manage after your first successful campaign, and there's so much else to recommend it that I wasn't put off by the issue of having more stuff to mess around with

 

[Ajidica]

Meh. If I'm going to play an RTW mod, it will be Fourth Age. I havent found anymod awsomer than that for RTW.

 

[CELTICEMPIRE]

I can never decide between any total war game I always go back and forth, depends on how i feel

 

[Maniacal]

I never really got into EB. There was simply too much there, especially with regards to the buildings and some other stuff.

I was a bit overwhelmed at first (especially the excessively detailed installation guide, it wasn't nearly as difficult as it looked) but now I crave going back to it.. I just don't feel like I have the time to really play it right now. Same with Stainless Steel for M2, I also don't feel like reinstalling.

 

[sophie]

No Total War mod beats Europa Barbarorum.

This.

As is right now: RTW>M2TW on the basis of Mods.

Once EB2 comes out though, M2TW will rightfully supplant RTW

 

[Ajidica]

Broken Crescent for MTW2 still takes top place for me. 4th Age for RTW:Bi ranks just a little bit below BC.

 

[Flowerpunkt]

EB is the best by miles. In addition with Alexander expansion AI & engine stability its the real dream mod. Althought new Roma surrectum 2 is awesome. MTW.2 never realy catched me...I liked the graphic but that was all...recently seen EB2 preview of Rome..unbelievable. Cant wait!

 

[Skwink]

Depends on what time period interests you. I get get bored of MTW, because I don't care about that time. BTW: I play moddless.

 

[shadowplay]

The battles in M2:TW are so awesome, if a little chaotic and hard to control. It's too bad the 'map' part of the game is lacking. If you could basically take the Civilization style map and empire management and combine it with the combat found in Total War, you'd have a perfect game.

 

[fret]

I dont see too much different in feel between the strategy map aspects of the two vanilla games, but the battles are different in character and I prefer the Rome ones, they just feel more important, or more epic.

Difficult to put my finger on it or explain it exactly, but they both did a good job of making me feel like i was in the right place during the battles. Both awesome games. I just perfer the epicness of Rome.

It could simply be that I love both games equally but I prefer roman history to medieval history.

And I simply cannot wait for RTW2 - my anticipation of it is greater than it was for MTW2.

 

[Ajidica]

It may be me, but I felt that the Rome battle maps were larger then the MTW2 ones. In MTW2 I often feel like I end up at the edges of the map.

 

[Quintillus]

In terms of gameplay, I find both about equal. In terms of units that look awesome, nothing can compete with archers with flaming arrows at night from the right camera angles. In terms of units that strike fear in my armies, the Egyptian siege towers with an awesome attack against units on walls take the crown. In terms of epic battles, the Timurids versus my French armies in epic battles with thousands more units than the recommended maximum for my computer in standalone battle mode that crashes without the latest M2TW patch wins. Despite multiple attempts, I have not - yet - matched that epicness with a hopelessly outnumbered hoplite army. In terms of mods, M2TW Vanilla loses because a lot of them are (maybe were by now) unstable, and I haven't tried mods for any other version.

So both very good games. I guess my preference is slightly for medieval history, so M2TW wins a narrow victory, but RTW is quite good too. Haven't played any of the other Total War games.