head to head
vs
Animal CrossingvsErica
Animal Crossing leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Erica leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Animal CrossingErica
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.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
Animal Crossing leans harder on optimization: Debt payoff and collection routing, gently
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.