head to head
vs
Animal Crossing: New HorizonsvsJalopy
Animal Crossing: New Horizons leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Jalopy leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Animal Crossing: New HorizonsJalopy
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Jalopy leans harder on execution: Gentle manual driving and repairs
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Jalopy leans harder on variance: Breakdowns, weather, and market prices fluctuate
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.