head to head
vs
Medieval II: Total WarvsMinecraft: Java Edition
Medieval II: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Minecraft: Java Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Medieval II: Total WarMinecraft: Java Edition
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Medieval II: Total War leans harder on reads: campaign AI is exploitable and mappable
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Medieval II: Total War leans harder on optimization: economy, unit counters, and campaign map strategy dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.