head to head
vs
Ball x PitvsNo Man's Sky
Ball x Pit leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); No Man's Sky leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Ball x PitNo Man's Sky
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Ball x Pit leans harder on execution: Aiming volleys and dodging matters but stays forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 3
Ball x Pit leans harder on variance: Ball and upgrade rolls shape every run
Optimization8 vs 8
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.