head to head
vs
Napoleon: Total WarvsWar for the Overworld
Napoleon: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); War for the Overworld leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Napoleon: Total WarWar for the Overworld
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Napoleon: Total War leans harder on execution: Real-time battle micro under pressure
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.