Best of it's kind.

User Rating: 9 | Knights of Honor PC
There have been games in the past that made empire building elements better than Knights of Honor. TotalWar series did battles better and EuropaUniversalis/Crusader Kings did empire managment better. But TotalWar lacked depth in strategy map, EuropaUniversalis lacked battles. Knights of Honor has it all. It might not be the best at anything, but it offers the most complete package.
For many years I had Lords of the Realm2 installed on my HD and played it regulary. I hoped Lords of the Realm3 would be replacament, but while it was nice game, it had nothing to do with LotR2. Knights of Honor finally gave me a reason to delete LotR2. Considering how fun and addictive Knights of Honor is I expect it to last on my HD for years. And I definitly anticipate anything that BlackSeaStudios will do next.