Shogun: Total War vs Stronghold 3
Shogun: Total War
Shogun: Total War is the first original title in a legendary, 15-year (and counting), award-winning, real-time strategy game series that currently spanned across multiple themes and settings. However, this game is set in ancient Japan - 1542 to be exact - when the last shogunate collapsed and the entire nation is thrown into conflict as multiple daimyo (faction leaders) vie for the most powerful seat. To make things worst, Europeans have also ventured to island at this point, bringing guns, religion and disease - factors that you'll eventually have to deal with if you are to attain the people's support and conquer the whole of Japan.The gameplay in Shogun: Total War is akin to Rise of Nations in the sense that each battle is carried out in real-time, but moving your troops on the world map is pretty much turn-based (Risk-style). However, unlike the latter, the battle itself is purely consisted of the actual fighting rather than having you build a base and amassing resources and an army. Instead, Shogun lets you view the entire battlefield from any view you like and send commands to your troops as the battle unfolds. This is basically something that's unheard of until this game came along.
Shogun: Total War may be an old game by modern standards, and due to this, many players might simply opt for its sequel in order to have a taste of that this game has to offer. However, if you truly want to experience the very first of the Total War series, this is the game to play.
Stronghold 3
Stronghold 3 is an epic real-time strategy game which brings a unique storyline and vital decisions for you to make.You get to enjoy two storylines in the context of a rogue The Wolf and his nemesis The Boy. One story mode is based on military campaign that follows the war between the two arch rivals and the other is the economic campaign in which you get to build the villages devastated after the war, manage resources and increase production. You also get to enjoy epic multiplayer modes in which players battle it out to conquer each other’s castles. Moreover, the game also introduces weather changes and night modes which compel the players to make the strategic moves accordingly.
If you are a fan of castle management games with medieval warfare featuring catapults and strategic tactics, Stronghold 3 is the perfect real-time strategy game for you.