head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
An oriental-fantasy grind MMORPG where upgrade luck and farming efficiency define progress.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
A landmark strategy game combining a turn-based campaign for control of Rome with massive real-time battles.
Metin2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Rome: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Rome: Total War leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Metin2
Hack-and-slash grinding with simple inputs.
Rome: Total War
Real-time battle micro rewards quick unit handling
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Metin2
Kingdom wars add light player-versus-player conflict.
Rome: Total War
Optional multiplayer battles; campaign AI is mappable
Metin2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Metin2
Upgrade chance rolls dominate gear progression.
Rome: Total War
Diplomacy and AI moves add modest fog
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Metin2
Farming spots, alchemy, and stat builds are solvable grind.
Rome: Total War
Campaign economy, recruitment, and battle tactics are solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.