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Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars cover artvsCompany of Heroes 2 cover art

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium WarsvsCompany of Heroes 2

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Company of Heroes 2 leans Reads (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION6 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium WarsCompany of Heroes 2

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 7

Company of Heroes 2 leans harder on reads: 1v1 flanks and feints

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars leans harder on optimization: Tight build orders and tiberium control

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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