head to head
vs
Rise of Nations: Rise of LegendsvsV Rising
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); V Rising leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Rise of Nations: Rise of LegendsV Rising
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
V Rising leans harder on execution: Twin-stick action combat precision
Reads4 vs 4
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.