head to head
vs
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionvsMount & Blade: Warband
Deus Ex: Human Revolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mount & Blade: Warband leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionMount & Blade: Warband
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Mount & Blade: Warband leans harder on reads: Multiplayer melee involves human feint-reading
Variance2 vs 3
Mount & Blade: Warband leans harder on variance: Emergent campaign events and lord politics
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.