head to head
vs
Mount & BladevsPlateUp!
Mount & Blade leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); PlateUp! leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Mount & BladePlateUp!
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Mount & Blade leans harder on reads: AI lords and battle tactics are mappable scripts
Variance3 vs 5
PlateUp! leans harder on variance: Random dishes, layouts, and upgrade offers per run
Optimization7 vs 7
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.