Battlefield 1 vs Europa Universalis IV
Battlefield 1
Battlefield 1 is the first of the highly-popular, first-person action-shooter game franchise, Battlefield. This game takes you back to World War 1 where you'll be able to get involved in every global conflict during that period of time, from the cities of France, the vast Arabian deserts, or the Italian Alps. You can take control massive tanks, Behemoths, dreadnoughts and airships or even agile biplanes in addition to shooting guns and throwing grenades. The best part in this game is its large-scale (up to 64 players) multiplayer mode that will thrust you right into the heart of action. Play as an infantry, a cavalry unit or even a tank operator as you coordinate with your team to take the battlefield and win the match. Of course, there are many different game modes and each of them will give you specific goals to complete in order to win.If you're looking for a large-scale, team-based MMOFPS action, you needn't look far - Battlefield has always dominated this sector of the action-shooter genre and honestly, you'll be missing out if you haven't had the chance to try this game. EA Games has also recently reworked the old Battlefield 1 so that it'll be able to compete on the same level as recent modern-day shooters. This is a great thing mainly because you'll now have a ton of other players to play the game with.
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(in a good way) and of course, the best selling point of this series is that almost everything is based on accurate historical references, be it a historical figure or an event.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.