head to head
vs
428: Shibuya ScramblevsThe Sims
428: Shibuya Scramble leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Sims leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
428: Shibuya ScrambleThe Sims
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Sims leans harder on execution: Clicking menus has no physical ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
428: Shibuya Scramble leans harder on variance: Cross-character consequences hidden until triggered
Optimization6 vs 6
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.