head to head
vs
Age of Empires IVvsOverwatch
Age of Empires IV leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Overwatch leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Age of Empires IVOverwatch
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Overwatch leans harder on execution: Hero aim, movement, and ability timing
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 6
Age of Empires IV leans harder on optimization: civ build orders well solved
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.