head to head
vs
Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniavsYakuza: Like a Dragon
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Yakuza: Like a Dragon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaYakuza: Like a Dragon
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia leans harder on execution: Real-time battle micro matters in close fights
Reads2 vs 1
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia leans harder on reads: Multiplayer battles involve some human prediction
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.