Call of War 1942 vs Europa Universalis IV
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 IV
Europa Universalis IV is the fourth game in the award-winning Europa Universalis franchise. Similar to its predecessors, the game has everything you'd need to build your own nation from the ground up and guide it through the ages. The freedom in which you get to customize your giverning style, your nation and even your game is simply ridiculous (in a good way) and of course, the best selling point of this series is that almost everything is based on accurate historical references, be it a historical figure or an event. This time around you'll get to grow your nation over a much wider span of history, arrange royal marriages, form coalitions, support rebels in proxy wars and more. You can even cooperate with up to 32 different players to govern a single nation. The multiplayer mode apparently now has an improved chat and a new matchmaking system.Unfortunately, the major downside about this game is that the developers, Paradox Interactive, have apparently "sold-out" by adding in features that should have been in the original game into DLCs that players actually have to pay extra for, ending up spending over $200 for just a single game. Not to mention, many players have complained that the DLCs they release are priced at the same price point despite having progressively lower amount of content.
That said, the game is still an epic masterpiece and a worthy sequel to the Europa Universalis series, but the game's hardcore player base is admittedly not happy, and honestly, we wouldn't recommend getting this game unless you can get all of the DLCs dirt cheap... maybe like in a bundle.