head to head
vs
Animal Crossing: New HorizonsvsPolity
Animal Crossing: New Horizons leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Polity leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Animal Crossing: New HorizonsPolity
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Polity leans harder on reads: Player politics exist but rarely decide outcomes
Variance3 vs 2
Animal Crossing: New Horizons leans harder on variance: Daily visitors and fossils randomize.
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.