Summary
Manor Lordsis an incredible strategy and city-building, simulation game set in the medieval age. This game is very complex and takes a lot of inspiration from older medieval, strategy-based games such asFarthest Frontier. Both these games are very different from each other, but they are still compared a lot online due to their similar nature.
This article will compare both these games in-depth and determine which is the better one based on several categories such as their graphics, gameplay, performance, and much more. We will try and take community opinion as well as our personal preferences while making these comparisons.
Graphics - Manor Lords
Similar Yet Different
The topic of graphics has been a popular one for fans of both games, as their art styles are completely different. The general consensus is that Manor Lords has more impressive graphics than Farthest Frontier, as its medieval theme and buildings look much more realistic and as beautiful as you would expect a real-life city to be.
Farthest Frontier doesn’t necessarily have bad graphics, but it falls slightly behind the high standards of Manor Lords. The lighting and animation of this game are much more cartoonish, even though it feels a lot more detailed and intricate in certain aspects.
Gameplay - Tie
All About Your Preference
Although the core themes of both games revolve around survival, Manor Lords is much more focused on the strategy aspect, while Farthest Frontier is more about economic/resource management.Farming is a key partof both these games, and making sure your city is economically stable and your citizens are happy is also a big factor if you want to succeed.
Combat is optional in both games, but Manor Lords does a slightly better job in this aspect, as its battles feel a lot more realistic and its controls a lot more intuitive. While both games have some positives and negatives in terms of their gameplay, they aren’t major enough to give either one a clear advantage.
UI - Manor Lords
Old Vs Modern
Not everyone will agree with this point, but the User Interface of Farthest Frontier is just not good enough. Its icons and buttons make the game feel quite old, and it really isn’t a great design for newer playersto the city-building genre.
While Manor Lords also has some flaws in this aspect,its overall UI feels a lot more refined and modern. Whether it’s trading or building interfaces, Manor Lords makes the game a lot simpler while looking better as well.
Building - Manor Lords
Creative Vs Restrictive
Another aspect where Manor Lordstakes the win is building. This is arguably one of the most important features of both games, and while Farthest Frontier has more variety in terms of its buildings and fortifications, there is one thing holding it back from being better than Manor Lords.
Farthest Frontier forces you to build only grid-based towns, so you have to cram your buildings around certain areas. Manor Lords is much more free-flowing and makes up for its lack of variety with a much more creative system.
Maps - Farthest Frontier
A Lot More Variety
As Manor Lords isn’t out of early access yet, it does suffer from a lack of variety when it comes to its maps. You often come across the same regions, and although the resources are different each time, they don’t compare to the randomly generated huge maps of the Farthest Frontier.
In Farthest Frontier, you can choose to start on completely random maps or even use seeds to find specific maps that you like. There are also a lot more biomes in this game andan almost infinite map, which makes it even better.
Performance - Manor Lords
Simply No Competition
Farthest Frontier launched with a load of performance and stability issues that needed a lot of time to be patched. Although it performs a lot better now, there are still the occasional stutters and glitches that occur when you go beyond a certain population or when you are exploring new territories.
In comparison, Manor Lords has been running smoothly ever since it came out. There are no known issues that we have come across, and the game isn’t too demanding at all in terms of its graphical requirements.
Final Verdict - Manor Lords
A Tough Decision
Farthest Frontier is an amazing city-building game that does a great job with most of its features. The only reason it decisively falls behind Manor Lords is itslack of good optimization and its old-school building system, which we have seen enough of throughout the years. All the rest of its features are good enough to make it one of the best medieval city-building games out there, and it is a game you should check out if you are a fan of this genre.
Another reason why Manor Lords takes the win is how much potential it has to grow as a game. This game is amazing enough as it is, and its small problems will only get fixed as time goes on. It’s even more impressive how a sole developer created this game, and he has managed to make it better than a lot of AAA Games out there. Its realistic graphics and gameplay, along withits creative building options, keep you entertained for a long time, and it will only get better with more updates.
