head to head
vs
Age of MythologyvsSteel Division: Normandy 44
Age of Mythology leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Steel Division: Normandy 44 leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Age of MythologySteel Division: Normandy 44
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Age of Mythology leans harder on execution: Standard RTS micro demands
Reads6 vs 7
Steel Division: Normandy 44 leans harder on reads: Multiplayer rewards reading enemy pushes and feints
Variance4 vs 3
Age of Mythology leans harder on variance: Fog of war and random maps
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.