head to head
vs
Age of Empires II: HD EditionvsSupreme Commander
Age of Empires II: HD Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Supreme Commander leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Age of Empires II: HD EditionSupreme Commander
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 5
Supreme Commander leans harder on reads: PvP hinges on scouting and countering opponent commitments
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Age of Empires II: HD Edition leans harder on optimization: build orders and economy are near-solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.