head to head
vs
Bad NorthvsDistrust
Bad North leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Distrust leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Bad NorthDistrust
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Distrust leans harder on variance: Procedural stations, hidden anomaly rules and sanity warps dominate
Optimization7 vs 7
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.