head to head
vs
Command & Conquer: Red AlertvsTotal War: Warhammer II
Command & Conquer: Red Alert leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Total War: Warhammer II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Command & Conquer: Red AlertTotal War: Warhammer II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 3
Command & Conquer: Red Alert leans harder on reads: PvP skirmish rewards predicting enemy pushes
Variance3 vs 4
Total War: Warhammer II leans harder on variance: Rite costs, random loot drops, and chaos invasion timing create variance
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.