Lords o the Realm II in my opinion surpases the next game Lords o the realm III and even have an edge over Medieval Total War II: 1. in siege scenarios in Total War one cannot place troops in the buildings (castle) so the flag is on the market, unlike Lords II where only foot troops can capture the stronghold. 2. in agricultural aspect it cannot let you choose the form of agriculture crops or cattle so the dairy variant is nonexistent...as a matter of fact only in Stronghold I`ve seen something better. 3. Buying / selling food, resourses, weapons, etc. is another aspect that make this game similar to Stronghold, but unlike Stronghold wals fell only under siege weapons (it is silly how soldiers destroy walls and gates with their weapons), and having only five tipes of castles spares of the time of designing them - similar to MTW II.
