Rome: Total War vs Medieval II: Total War

[Akbar]

In other words, I don't really feel either is the "better game", and I feel they both are worth hard drive space on your computer, so whichever one you choose is the right choice.

Benandorf basically said what I was thinking. Both great fun, just depends which one you're in the mood for. I've got to say, Kingdoms really keeps me entertained for the moment. Then again, once I finish downloading Europa Barbarorum v1.0, I'll prolly play that for the next month.

[vladiator]

Thanks everyone for all the replies!

After starting this thread about two months ago, I started playing RTW EB and really really enjoyed it. However I messed up by choosing the Medium/medium settings instead of the recommended very hard/medium setting. Thus the game became less challenging as the game progressed. And I decided to start playing another campaign.

Instead of continuing with EB, I decided to give another try to M2TW. I downloaded 1.2 patch and now play as Russia. I really like the depth of the campaign map gameplay there, with having to use prists, merchants, etc. The battle graphics is also amazing. Fighting with Mongols from one side and Milan and Venice from the other side is killing me tho (I expanded my borders quite a bit into Western Europe)...

Currently,when I play M2TW, whether because the life of playing Russia in M2TW has become too hard or maybe for my general preference of anscient world period, I increasingly find myself thinking about EB.

That's what being spoilt by having a choice of two great games does to a person -- makes him very undecisive. What happened to the days when I could entertain myself for months just playing Caesar II?..

[Slug For A Butt]

Hmm... I find M2TW like a FPS, very impressive at first... but very boring very soon.
Give me RTW every day of the week (bugs and all), I love the period, the diversity, the lack of a cohesion bug that makes charges worthless, the lack of a Pope that is even more annoying than the Senate... etc

i think M2TW is very pretty and appeals to kids on a visual as well as strategic level. That's why I have stopped buying TW games.

[Meldarion]

I prefer Medieval II with "The Long Road" modification.

[MaddenKhan2]

I like Rome:Total War Better . MT2W I didn't like the feel of it, but I have a crappy computer anyhow.