head to head
vs
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorvsTotal War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorTotal War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
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
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia leans harder on optimization: Settlement planning and army composition decide the campaign
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.