Quote Originally Posted by Graphic View Post
I suggest you get Napoleon eventually. It's more Shogun 2 than Empire. It's in the same era as Empire but superior in pretty much every area: performance, stability, unit variety (its on par with Rome and Medieval II), atmosphere, polish, etc. You name it.
That's true, but for some reason Napoleon never grabbed me despite being my favorite period of military history. I think it is because it feels like a straight up slugging match (rather like the original STW). By contrast, ETW has much more interesting diplomacy and choice over where/when to expand (rather like the original MTW and most subsequent TWs).

I did not get on with ETW when I first got it - I think partly because my computer was not good enough, but also maybe it had not been patched enough. But with a new computer and fully patched, it seems pretty decent. To the OP - it might be worth a second look to see if the same applies to you.