Sengoku if you like wars and having a goal to accomplish.
CK2 if you like politics and people.
CK2 if you like politics and people.
How many different (playable) factions are there in Sengoku?
I meant not national history, but the large reception of European medieval history in both continents which makes people very familiar with Europe and Middle East.
Not to mention the deep relationship between the old and new worlds.
In other words, I am wondering why the Sengoku period fascinates many players and developers (both digital and analog games) despite of relatively less information (How many pages does the school book of the world history tell about that era?). Just an exoticism or a civil war situation is not enough reason to me.
It ultimately comes down to time, CK2 needs a lot of time from you...the character system can become very hard to keep track off if you let it, and also can become very confusing when it reaches a certain level of inter-laying.
The only thing I would change immediately would be lack of movemement penalty for cancelled manouvers.
The best way to counter this, BT, is to drop off a spare retinue of 250 in adjacent provinces so they can block or intercept any movement. (Ronin work great for this.) The retinue will tie the opposing force down in combat long enough for your main army to close and engage.
I agree, it is troublesome at times, but at least the AI is coded intelligently enough to avoid combat when it's outmatched. Overall, Sengoku's is one of the better AI's around, imo.
Honestly, I recommend both but in this order- Sengoku and then CK2...I wouldn't have had any motivation to learn EU3 because without the base of knowing one Paradox game I would have been oblivious to a point as to where the game would be unplayable without the tutorials.. I feel Sengoku would be better for a first timer- but CKII would eventually be better for someone who understands it.
Personally I find Sengoku far too simple, and prefer CK II over it.
3. Sengoku is harder. It really is. AI can be ruthless and wastes no time at all. Don't be ashamed to start on Easy.