head to head
vs
Civilization VvsMonster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Civilization V leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Civilization VMonster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin leans harder on variance: Egg gene pools and Monstie attack type draws carry heavy RNG
Optimization9 vs 8
Civilization V leans harder on optimization: Hex placement, social policies, and victory routing are fully solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.