Stronghold 3 vs Total War Battles: Kingdom
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.
Total War Battles: Kingdom
Total War Battles: Kingdom is the free-to-play version of a Total War game that is available on the mobile platform. Set in the medieval times, the game perfectly captures how things were back then - an era filled with almost constant skirmishes and conflicts between lords and fledgling kingdoms. The gameplay mechanics are pretty well-done despite being somewhat restricted - you can only bring a maximum of 9 battalions into battle, for example, and it does retain most of the Total War archetypes like city-building, army training, and battles.Unfortunately, Total War Battles: Kingdom definitely pales in comparison to any of the games in the main series mainly because it fell victim to one of the worst pitfalls in the free-to-play gaming industry: microtransactions. Don’t expect to get far into the game without spending real money first, but if you still choose to persevere, it would probably take you weeks of constant playing to get your kingdom somewhere solid enough for you to hold your own.
That said, the game is still a pretty decent albeit casual installment of the Total War series. Fans of the franchise or of casual MMO strategy games on the mobile platform may want to give the game a try.