head to head
vs
Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith LordsvsManor Lords
Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Manor Lords leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith LordsManor Lords
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords leans harder on variance: Influence thresholds and hidden stat distributions create first-play unknowns
Optimization9 vs 9
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.