head to head
vs
Left 4 Dead 2vsTotal War: Attila
Left 4 Dead 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Total War: Attila leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Left 4 Dead 2Total War: Attila
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Left 4 Dead 2 leans harder on execution: Headshots under horde pressure need aim
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 8
Total War: Attila leans harder on optimization: Settlement razing decisions and horde economy optimization form 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.