head to head
Animal Crossing: New LeafvsThe Sims FreePlay
Animal Crossing: New Leaf leans Optimization (Light / Casual); The Sims FreePlay leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Animal Crossing: New LeafThe Sims FreePlay
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Animal Crossing: New Leaf leans harder on variance: Daily RNG visitors, fossils, turnip prices
Optimization3 vs 4
The Sims FreePlay leans harder on optimization: Currency and real-time task scheduling is the only system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

