head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed BrotherhoodvsBladestorm: Nightmare
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Bladestorm: Nightmare leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Assassin's Creed BrotherhoodBladestorm: Nightmare
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Bladestorm: Nightmare leans harder on variance: Battle outcomes have some randomness but mostly deterministic
Optimization5 vs 6
Bladestorm: Nightmare leans harder on optimization: Switching units and managing army composition wins 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.