Stronghold 2 vs Total War: Shogun 2
Stronghold 2
Stronghold 2 gives you a castle to call your own and all the peasants, knights and nobles under your command to make it all work. Set in medieval times you are a lord with their own holdings. From a simple start you are able to choose the fate of your realm, and even make a play to be the king of the entire realm. This game provides you with 5 different RTS games all in one, each with unique playstyles, rules and ways to win. This amazing game has it all, and it lets you do what you want and rule as a benign lord or aggressive knight.You have many different things to manage, and these give you the option to play anyway you want. From just building a nice place in freeplay mode to taking on all comers in a brilliant multiplayer battle, you can be the head of the estate and build a farm or an army, it is all up to you. With a huge replay value and never ending options, this is a great game for you to try.
Total War: Shogun 2
Total War: Shogun 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to the groundbreaking original game, Shogun: Total War. Set in the darkest age of Feudal Japan right after the collapse of a unified government (in 16th century to be exact), many warring clans have risen through the chaos and out of them, 10 legendary warlords, or Daimyos, have their eyes set on the coveted position of shogun, but only one of them will be able to reunite a warring island.The gameplay is pretty similar to the original game. The campaign map features a turn-based, Risk-style gameplay while the actual battles themselves (rendered in glorious 3D) are played out in real-time. However, this time around, the game is filled with a ton of new units, including massive warships, as well as a more in-depth strategic gameplay based on the ancient texts in Sun Tzu's Art of War. There are multi-stage sieges, unique hero units who can be improved through standard RPG methods, and that the campaign map is now in 3D as well and can be rotated whichever way you like.
The campaign in Total War: Shogun 2 can also be played cooperatively (2 players), but if you truly want to test your skills, you can engage in epic online battles with up to 8 other players.
This game does the very first Total War game justice and is the sort of game that fans of the series would greatly enjoy. Also, considering that the game came out more than 5 years ago, the graphics in the game is still pretty relevant today... so I guess, that's another bonus.