head to head
vs
CrossoutvsTotal War: Shogun 2
Crossout leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Total War: Shogun 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
CrossoutTotal War: Shogun 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 3
Crossout leans harder on reads: Human teams reward predicting flanks and focus targets
Variance3 vs 4
Total War: Shogun 2 leans harder on variance: Metsuke agent skill rolls and random farm yields add moderate 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.