head to head
vs
Empire EarthvsSteel Division: Normandy 44
Empire Earth leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Steel Division: Normandy 44 leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Empire EarthSteel Division: Normandy 44
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Empire Earth leans harder on execution: Epoch-spanning army micro and hero management need consistent attention
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.