head to head
vs
Bladestorm: NightmarevsTransistor
Bladestorm: Nightmare leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Transistor leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Bladestorm: NightmareTransistor
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Bladestorm: Nightmare leans harder on reads: AI armies follow scripted behaviour, not adapting
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Transistor leans harder on optimization: Function loadouts have deep optimization.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.