head to head
vs
BanishedvsRollerCoaster Tycoon 2
Banished leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
BanishedRollerCoaster Tycoon 2
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 leans harder on execution: Track building is grid-based with modest placement precision demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Banished leans harder on variance: weather, disease events
Optimization9 vs 9
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.