KOH 1 VS KOH 2

[Torric Roma]

So I played KOH 1 and I love it still, I am iffy on how good this game is compared to the original, it's something I have mixed feelings about and wonder what your all peoples take on the issue before I say anything

[Dregora]

Well first things first, what do you think is different or what do you like about KOH1 that isn't present in 2?

Because they're actually fairly similar. There are some differences ofcourse but I feel like the majority is quality of life stuff.

[Chompers]

IMO most of the reverence for the original comes from nostalgia. Love for the art or the music and sound effects is typically where most people land. If you put nostalgia for aesthetics aside, the original game is pretty frickin' unbalanced and supremely exploitable compared to the sequel. You could abuse the AI and get away with nonsense a lot more easily, morale was abusable, river crossing and fortifying an army position were abusable, etc. It was a giant exploit-fest which was common for the era.

All this crap was removed from the sequel and all the systems and mechanics in game were expanded upon quite a bit otherwise so IMO the sequel stands head and shoulders above its predecessor. This is coming from someone who regarded the original as his favorite game for probably 15 years.

[DNLH]

I think the major improvement for me is that it's KNIGHTS of Honor now, not MARSHALS (and some other guys, but we don't really care about them, Merchants are okay, I guess) of Honor. Every dude on the Council has a spot and there's some gameplay tied to them, to the point that I'm having fun with mostly peaceful playthroughs where I send my Spies, Scholars/Clerics and Diplomats around the world, in original it felt more like you were just idling between wars.

But the focus being taken off the military had scrubbed some features off, so I can see how that could be a problem. I imagine there may also be an issue with the streamlining of building, but I really don't share that one, the KoH building was tedious to begin with and the mods being keen on adding their own stuff to it just made it even more unwieldy. I'd much prefer if OP didn't leave it an open question, to be honest.

[Iskar]

Played KoH 1 extensively back in the day and I find No 2 to be a vast improvement. It is a very captivating campaign experience with several layers/stages that become relevant only later and keep mid and late game just as interesting as early game, such as using mercenaries or extensive espionage which are too expensive or weak in the beginning.

[Nova Dawn]

There's + and - to both games . I like 1 because it was simple relaxing game to play , it was uncomplicated . 2 has a LOT MORE content ! At first it wasn't working well for me . I just came back they have made a lot of improvements and I use 6 to 8 Mods . My current game is Ok but i have several alliances and it's been a constant war with more countries jumping in mostly against me . Wars my allies stared . I would like a little less fighting .

[VanCro7]

First one has better looking map, second one is just horrible when it comes to borders and provinces, like when 7 year olds draw maps