Building comparison
head to head
Age of MythologyvsPolitical Animals
Age of Mythology asks more than Political Animals, and the gap is execution.
Age of Mythology
Optimization · Mind & Math
An RTS where Greek, Norse, and Egyptian pantheons lend myth units and god powers to war.
Political Animals
Optimization · Mind & Math
An election strategy game about allocating campaign resources against rivals.
Age of Mythology leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Political Animals leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Age of MythologyPolitical Animals
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 1
Age of Mythology leans clearly harder on execution.
Age of Mythology
Standard RTS micro demands
Political Animals
Menu-driven turns with no twitch element
Reads6 vs 5
Age of Mythology leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Age of Mythology
Human opponents and god-power timing bluffs
Political Animals
Multiplayer lets you anticipate rival candidates' moves
Variance4 vs 5
Political Animals leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Age of Mythology
Fog of war and random maps
Political Animals
Election events and outcomes carry randomness
Optimization8 vs 6
Age of Mythology leans clearly harder on optimization.
Age of Mythology
God choices and favor economy reward planning
Political Animals
Allocating campaign resources optimally wins elections
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.