head to head
Age of Mythology: RetoldvsCommand & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Age of Mythology: Retold leans Reads (Grand Arena); Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 leans Reads (Grand Arena).
Age of Mythology: RetoldCommand & Conquer: Red Alert 3
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.
Variance5 vs 3
Age of Mythology: Retold leans harder on variance: God power availability and favor generation add opaque randomness
Optimization7 vs 6
Age of Mythology: Retold leans harder on optimization: Age-up god selections and favor economy are deeply optimizable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

