Mediaval or Empire: Total War

Ok so since I have built my new pc I got to play racing, shooting and RPG games to my heart's content. Now I would like to try one of these 2 games since they both are RTS and cover my 2 favorite time periods.

Suggestions welcome :)

I prefer Medieval!

It just feels more fun and epic for me, and I love playing with the danes :)

Medieval..much much better game.

Medieval 2 Total War is superior by far.

Am I the only one fighting Empire's corner here? Empire Total War is a purely epic game, whether it is better than Medieval I cannot say, but it is definately bigger and I think the gun combat breathes new life into the franchise, giving you new tactics to use.

Also, nothing is more satisfying than a howitzer shot that hits dead on, taking out half a unit in one go!

Am I the only one fighting Empire's corner here? Empire Total War is a purely epic game, whether it is better than Medieval I cannot say, but it is definately bigger and I think the gun combat breathes new life into the franchise, giving you new tactics to use.

Also, nothing is more satisfying than a howitzer shot that hits dead on, taking out half a unit in one go!

will952

Most of the glicthes in empire total war have been patched up by now so i prefer empire. If you really like melee comabat and cavalry you whould get medieval. Naval and artillery go for empire. Empire is a bigger game so i think it feels more epic, the multiplayer is more fun imo and there is supposed to be a multiplayer campaign

Medieval 2, buddy

Ok so since I have built my new pc I got to play racing, shooting and RPG games to my heart's content. Now I would like to try one of these 2 games since they both are RTS and cover my 2 favorite time periods.

Suggestions welcome :)

After playing both I have to say that I prefer Medieval 2. I got bored with Empire Total War, I will probably try playing it again when I get a new computer and with new patchs. Medieval 2 with Kingdom expansion and Stainless Steel 6.1 is great.

Medieval...'nuff said

I just installed Empire two days ago, to get it ready for the big upcoming weekend, and have only played in one big battle - but wow... just wow.

I really liked the battles in Medieval 2, but the Empire battle that I saw just completely knocked my socks off. You have to see it in action to believe it. If you've got the rig for it, Empire is amazing.

And note that I haven't even seen a sea battle yet - most people have said that they're even better looking than the land battles. Also, the campaign map is really beautiful in Empire. I suspect that I'm going to like Empire more than I did Medieval 2.

The 1.3 patch has apparently fixed a lot of the big issues that were around at launch. So Empire has got my vote.

Am I the only one fighting Empire's corner here? Empire Total War is a purely epic game, whether it is better than Medieval I cannot say, but it is definately bigger and I think the gun combat breathes new life into the franchise, giving you new tactics to use.

Also, nothing is more satisfying than a howitzer shot that hits dead on, taking out half a unit in one go!

will952

Is Medieval Total war better than Rome Total war?l0ve

Neither medieval or medieval 2 total war are as good as rome. I enjoyed rtw more then anyother game ever

[QUOTE="l0ve"]Is Medieval Total war better than Rome Total war?duxter1

Neither medieval or medieval 2 total war are as good as rome. I enjoyed rtw more then anyother game ever

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its an opinion

I personally say that you get both since they are both amazing, however to start, I guess you should get Medieval first. It is quite a bit buggy in the combat, for example enemy units will come within firing range and let you shoot them till you run out of arrows. Medieval is still a great game and is a good starter into the total war series. Empire requires much more micromanaging in the campaign (if you manually manage) and will seem amazing if you play it after playing medieval.

Err.... may i recommend Europa Universalis 3? i feel it's much deeper. a thinker's game.

I think ETW is better, you know, the naval combat is cool but sometimes is really hard to control a big fleet. And I think both of em are very good. But the medieval TW is more complex( i only mention the battle) you have to have more casualties than the E TW.

I just installed Empire two days ago, to get it ready for the big upcoming weekend, and have only played in one big battle - but wow... just wow.

I really liked the battles in Medieval 2, but the Empire battle that I saw just completely knocked my socks off. You have to see it in action to believe it. If you've got the rig for it, Empire is amazing.

And note that I haven't even seen a sea battle yet - most people have said that they're even better looking than the land battles. Also, the campaign map is really beautiful in Empire. I suspect that I'm going to like Empire more than I did Medieval 2.

The 1.3 patch has apparently fixed a lot of the big issues that were around at launch. So Empire has got my vote.

Charles_Dickens

get medieval gold edition then when your done, which won't be for a while, Empire TW might have an expansion and will be cheaperjrabbit99

This. Medieval is a good introduction to the series, and improves on Rome in almost every way (although Rome was a better game for it's time.)