And even then, some concessions have to be made, such as peasant rebels not having their own unit type, or the extremely simplified armies (infantry-cavalry-artillery, that's it, not other variation).Īnother thing that EU4 gets right while CK2 gets wrong is passing: in EU4, you cannot lead your army into foreign provinces without either declaring war or asking for access, while in CK2, you can, which is unrealistc. Overall, Europa Universalis IV is the most realistic you can get. You can easily annex your neighbours, but it's not advised, given how coalitions can easily pop up. In Europa Universalis IV, it gets more realistic: you make your demands at the end of the war, the casus belli being of minimal relevance. After all, you wouldn't want OP blobs to make an appearance overnight, would you? But I guess that's the price you have to pay for game balance. It's just sad that the war is a little bit unrealistic. Other than that though, Crusader Kings II is extremely realistic, with all those characters and dynasty interactions. Crusades are another weakness - you can only start a war against one sovereign power at a time, so if the Holy Land is fragmented, tough luck launching a crusade against any of the lords who hold a chunk of it (real-life Crusaders didn't really care which Muslim Lord held what land - they only cared that those lands will become Christian). It's impossible to re-enact Robert Guiscard, who did not give two ****s about rights and casus belli - he just conquered. In Crusader Kings II, you only gain what you define as your casus belli, you need to fabricate claims (which is a huge pain in the butt) to fight your co-religionists, and things like that. In Paradox games, such as Europa Universalis IV and Crusader Kings II, you can not just attack anyone without declaring war, which is somewhat unrealistic. Paradox Interactive games / Clausewitz Engine games which one of the three offers the highest amount of realism? So, regarding what goes on the campaign map.
Let's just disregard the battles of the Total War series (despite it being the most important part of it), and just focus on what goes on on the campaign map. The Total War games obviously win regarding combat.
While I am making it a poll, I will also add my own cents. Which one of the series offers the largest amount of realism, especially regarding war and statecraft? Sid Meier's Civilization vs Total War vs all the Paradox Interactive games that use the Clausewitz Engine (Hearts of Iron, Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings). Three 4X game "series", three different approaches.
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