head to head
vs
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorvsTotal War: Warhammer II - Serpent God Edition
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Total War: Warhammer II - Serpent God Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorTotal War: Warhammer II - Serpent God Edition
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 3
Total War: Warhammer II - Serpent God Edition leans harder on reads: Multiplayer battles reward army-list and deployment prediction
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Total War: Warhammer II - Serpent God Edition leans harder on optimization: Economy, tech, army composition and battle tactics 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.