head to head
vs
All Guns on DeckvsPenumbra: Overture
All Guns on Deck leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Penumbra: Overture leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
All Guns on DeckPenumbra: Overture
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
All Guns on Deck leans harder on execution: Light action combat with modest timing demands
Reads2 vs 1
All Guns on Deck leans harder on reads: Faction AI is scripted, no adaptive prediction
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.