head to head
vs
Empire: Total WarvsRavendawn
Empire: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ravendawn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Empire: Total WarRavendawn
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Ravendawn leans harder on execution: Isometric combat asks positioning, not twitch skill
Reads3 vs 3
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.