Call of War 1942 vs Europa Universalis
Call of War 1942
Call of War 1942 is an MMORTS brwoser game that relatively plays in the same way as Bytro Labs' other real-time strategy game, Supremacy 1914, which is also a browser strategy game although this game is set in World War I instead of World War II. That aside, Bytro Labs definitely know how to make MMORTS games and is well-known for it. Due to this, Call of War 1942 is a pretty amazing tactical RTS game that allows you to manage and gather your country’s resources, build structures, form a strong army, and conquer neighboring territories. Its incredible depth is what attracts players to try the game out though if you have no experience with grand strategy games or have played their previous title, you might find the game a bit hard to get into.There are simply a lot of things you can do in Call of War 1942, making it an outstanding browser-based MMORTS. However, it’s not for everybody, due to it being rather difficult to grasp and that there are just so many things you need to learn in order to succeed in-game. Nevertheless, if you want a great real-time MMORTS, this game is for you.
Europa Universalis
Europa Universalis is a historical real-time grand strategy game that includes all aspects of world history in the Early Modern Europe era, a period of time between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Due to the game's meticulous need to be accurate in its historical accounts (period monarchs, known military leaders, and technological advancements), the game can, in some way, be doubled as an educational game since you can learn quite a lot simply by playing it.That said, the gameplay in Europa Universalis is just incredible for its time. The game is played on a huge world map that is divided into around 1,500 provinces where you can literally govern your nation the way you like. You can get involved in your nation's colonization efforts, explore new lands, trade with neighboring countries, wage war when they renegade on that very trade deal, spread the religion you've adopted far and wide, and of course, navigate the tricky political waters of diplomacy.
Not to mention, instead of using a turn-based format, the game has opted for a pauseable real-time format, so you can pause the game, issues orders and plan out strategies, before unpausing the game and let the world events play out. There are even tons of historically-based missions and events which may affect the world based on your actions and decisions.
When it comes to grand strategy games, there are only a handful that truly embodies the genre, and obviously, Europa Universalis is one of them. However, being the original game in the franchise, the graphics might be a bit worn for wear, but if you don't really mind, you can definitely pick this game up from GoG.com.