head to head
vs
Allods OnlinevsEmpire: Total War
Allods Online leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Empire: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Allods OnlineEmpire: Total War
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Empire: Total War leans harder on variance: Campaign AI and battle dice noise
Optimization7 vs 8
Empire: Total War leans harder on optimization: Campaign economy and line-infantry tactics are mappable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.