head to head
vs
Conan ExilesvsTotal War: Three Kingdoms
Conan Exiles leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Total War: Three Kingdoms leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Conan ExilesTotal War: Three Kingdoms
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Total War: Three Kingdoms leans harder on execution: Hero duel micro and cavalry timing are meaningful physical skills
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 4
Total War: Three Kingdoms leans harder on variance: Random Han court events and spy network exposure create real unknowns
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.