head to head
vs
Civilization: Beyond EarthvsPokémon White Version 2
Civilization: Beyond Earth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon White Version 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Civilization: Beyond EarthPokémon White Version 2
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Civilization: Beyond Earth leans harder on execution: Point-and-click turn actions; nothing physical
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Civilization: Beyond Earth leans harder on optimization: Affinity choices and tech web routing define victory conditions deeply
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.