head to head
vs
Children of the SunvsShadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Children of the Sun leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Children of the SunShadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun leans harder on reads: Guard patrol routes are fixed; no opponent models you
Variance1 vs 3
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun leans harder on variance: Guard cone randomness is minimal once patterns are learned
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.