head to head
vs
Shogun: Total WarvsYakuza: Like a Dragon
Shogun: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Yakuza: Like a Dragon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Shogun: Total WarYakuza: Like a Dragon
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Shogun: Total War leans harder on execution: Real-time battle micro matters but pace is forgiving
Reads2 vs 1
Shogun: Total War leans harder on reads: Campaign AI daimyos follow mappable behaviors
Variance3 vs 3
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.