Ministry of War vs Mount & Blade
Ministry of War
Ministry of War is a fast-paced MMO strategy game that allows you develop and advance your civilization through 6 different ages... starting of course with the Stone Ages. With up to 4 amazing ancient civilizations for you to choose from, you are also spoiled for choice! Recruit various talented individuals to lead your army fearlessly into battle, rake in huge amounts of wealth through a healthy trade system and expand your city’s influence to the outer reaches of the empire through religion or conquest. Amass a huge army and have fun participating in the many PvP and even PvE events that the game has to offer besides the usual "attack other players' cities" stuff.To put it simply, Ministry of War is an MMO strategy game that will bring to mind other games that features age progression like Forge of Empires. So, if you love these types of games, this is definitely one game you'd don't want to miss!
Mount & Blade
Mount & Blade is the first game in a highly popular game franchise that boasts of being an RPG with one of the most sandbox-like gameplay ever. In this game, you can play as anyone you like be it a lone adventurer, a military commander or even the "mayor" of a small town in Calradia. The game also provides a rich and open world, allowing you to travel anywhere you like and discover all manner of points of interest ranging from farm villages to massive castles. You even have the freedom to interact with hundreds of characters, some of which will likely be hostile towards you. Due to this, the game provides you with an intuitive combat system that includes both sword-fighting and fighting on horseback that you can use to dispose of the hostile.Mount & Blade is an old game, and as such, its graphics may be a bit dated and its controls feel rather clunky. Thus, the game by itself might not be worth the money, but if you can get it along with Mount & Blade Warband or Mount & Blade With Fire and Sword - the two other and much better games in the series, then it'll be worth getting it.