head to head

Centurion: Defender of Rome cover artvsPokemon Sun cover art

Centurion: Defender of RomevsPokemon Sun

Centurion: Defender of Rome leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokemon Sun leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Centurion: Defender of RomePokemon Sun

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Centurion: Defender of Rome leans harder on execution: Issuing orders and chariot minigames need little dexterity

Reads1 vs 2

Pokemon Sun leans harder on reads: Totem battles are scripted, not adaptive

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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.

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