head to head
vs
Napoleon: Total WarvsStronghold Crusader HD
Napoleon: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Stronghold Crusader HD leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Napoleon: Total WarStronghold Crusader HD
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 5
Stronghold Crusader HD leans harder on reads: human opponents bluff attacks and timing
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Stronghold Crusader HD leans harder on optimization: economy and siege-strategy mastery
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.