head to head
vs
Anno 1800vsDisgaea 3: Absence of Justice
Anno 1800 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Anno 1800Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Anno 1800 leans harder on reads: AI scripted, not adaptive
Variance2 vs 3
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice leans harder on variance: drop rates, item world randomness
Optimization10 vs 10
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.