head to head
vs
Brütal LegendvsStronghold HD
Brütal Legend leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Stronghold HD leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Brütal LegendStronghold HD
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Brütal Legend leans harder on execution: Hack-and-slash combat is forgiving
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Stronghold HD leans harder on optimization: Castle economy and siege engineering are the dominant layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.