head to head
vs
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionvsKingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
Deus Ex: Human Revolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionKingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders leans harder on execution: Hack-and-slash hero combat mid-battle
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Deus Ex: Human Revolution leans harder on optimization: Augment loadout and approach routing solve each hub optimally
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.