Dynasty Warriors 4 vs Europa Universalis IV
Dynasty Warriors 4
Dynasty Warriors 4 sees you thrust into a 3 way war for the crown of Emperor of China, the 3 great families of Shu, Wei and Wu are fighting it out for control. Here you can play through the story of each family, as well as some of the smaller clans and organizations too. As you fight your way through a series of great battles, based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms story you are thrown into the action, in a very stylized and exciting way where you are a powerful hero bent on winning each battle that stands before you and defeating any enemies who dare to face you.THis hack and slash adventure gives you a list of different characters, each with unique fighting styles and weapons. Develop a character and build up combos and improve your gear through each battle. Use other items to boost your power and even unlock horses to ride around the field on. Complete objectives and fight for your lord to bring peace to the realm under your family banner.
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(in a good way) and of course, the best selling point of this series is that almost everything is based on accurate historical references, be it a historical figure or an event.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.