head to head
vs
Kingdom Come: Deliverance IIvsNew Star Soccer 5
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); New Star Soccer 5 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Kingdom Come: Deliverance IINew Star Soccer 5
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II leans harder on execution: Refined directional combat, demanding inputs
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 4
New Star Soccer 5 leans harder on variance: Match outcomes and life events have randomness
Optimization6 vs 7
New Star Soccer 5 leans harder on optimization: Managing skills, relationships and career choices is the core
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.