head to head
vs
Karate Master 2 Knock Down BlowvsMount & Blade
Karate Master 2 Knock Down Blow leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mount & Blade leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Karate Master 2 Knock Down BlowMount & Blade
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Karate Master 2 Knock Down Blow leans harder on reads: AI opponents follow fixed patterns, minor adaptation
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Mount & Blade leans harder on optimization: Army composition, trade economy and fief management drive conquest
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.