head to head
vs
Ancient Wars: SpartavsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Ancient Wars: Sparta leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Ancient Wars: SpartaThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Ancient Wars: Sparta leans harder on reads: Skirmish opponents allow shallow prediction at best
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Ancient Wars: Sparta leans harder on optimization: Economy buildup and unit-equipping combinations decide battles
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.