head to head
vs
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorvsSpellForce 3
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SpellForce 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorSpellForce 3
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
SpellForce 3 leans harder on optimization: Hero builds, sector economy, and army composition 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.