Building comparison
head to head
Napoleon: Total WarvsWar Selection
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
Napoleon: Total War
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Grand strategy and line-infantry battles across the Napoleonic Wars.
War Selection
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A survival strategy game about building a civilization while battling other players.
Napoleon: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); War Selection leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Napoleon: Total WarWar Selection
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Napoleon: Total War
Real-time battle micro under pressure
War Selection
Some real-time control but not twitch-focused.
Reads3 vs 4
War Selection leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Napoleon: Total War
Multiplayer battles involve feints; campaign AI is mappable
War Selection
Human opponents in multiplayer require some prediction.
Variance2 vs 3
War Selection leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Napoleon: Total War
Morale swings and fog of war
War Selection
Resource spawns and combat rolls add unpredictability.
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Napoleon: Total War
Campaign economy, army composition, and line tactics
War Selection
Base-building and civilization strategy are deeply solvable.
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.