Which one?

[Luminzz]

Now that I know I can get run Empire and Napoleon total war which one would be better to get? Does one have a better Online community? As for single player which is better?

[Lord_Slop]

I have both, NTW is more stable, slightly better graphics, but it gets boring after a while due to the one theatre and limited number of factions. ETW is quite more diversified IMHO, which gives it more replayability.

[Didz]

I would agree with Lord Slop, NTW is prettier and more stable but quite limited in re-play value. ETW is much more diverse but in both case I would argue that you need to be prepared to mod in order to obtain a decent game. I currently use TROM (The Rights of Man) mod on both games and would go back to vanilla now as the basic games have far too many flaws.

[MorganH.]

Now that I know I can get run Empire and Napoleon total war which one would be better to get? Does one have a better Online community? As for single player which is better?

If you love the time frame of 1700-1815,get Both and play them in chronological order!