head to head
vs
Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsvsCompany of Heroes 2
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Company of Heroes 2 leans Reads (Grand Arena).
Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsCompany of Heroes 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans harder on variance: Fog, map gen, civ matchups
Optimization8 vs 7
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings leans harder on optimization: Build orders refined over two decades
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.