head to head
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Affordable Space AdventuresvsOverlord
Affordable Space Adventures leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Overlord leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Affordable Space AdventuresOverlord
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Overlord leans harder on reads: Scripted heroes and creatures
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Affordable Space Adventures leans harder on optimization: Balancing the ship's power systems against sensor puzzles IS the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.