head to head
vs
AI: The Somnium FilesvsNeedy Streamer Overload
AI: The Somnium Files leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Needy Streamer Overload leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
AI: The Somnium FilesNeedy Streamer Overload
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
AI: The Somnium Files leans harder on execution: Somnium object interactions have minor timing windows
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Needy Streamer Overload leans harder on variance: Hidden stat thresholds and event rolls obscure ending routes
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.