head to head
vs
Company of Heroes 2vsRise of Nations
Company of Heroes 2 leans Reads (Grand Arena); Rise of Nations leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Company of Heroes 2Rise of Nations
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Company of Heroes 2 leans harder on execution: squad micro under pressure
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Rise of Nations leans harder on optimization: Territory cap optimization and age-advancement sequencing are deeply 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.