Europa Universalis IV vs March to Rome
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(in a good way) and of course, the best selling point of this series is that almost everything is based on accurate historical references, be it a historical figure or an event.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.
March to Rome
March to Rome is an in-depth MMORTS game that offers its players quite a lot of control over the combat aspect of the game. There are many different races that you can pick from, a variety of buildings that you can build, a plethora of military units to recruit and even a nice selection of researches to perform. The gameplay is fun and yet not too complicated and the PvP aspect of the game keeps the game exciting. It's also nice that you can band up with your fellow players in an alliance so you could take on tougher challenges together.Not to mention, the game has a pretty nice intro story where your nation was previously under the benevolent rule of the Roman Empire, but due to the greed and corruption, things had changed for the worst. This led to your need to take some action, as the leader of your people, and declared a war for independence against Rome and its allies.
If you enjoy medieval-themed MMO strategy games, March to Rome is an excellent game that you may want to try. Play it for free today!