head to head
vs
Code Name S.T.E.A.M.vsValkyria Chronicles
Code Name S.T.E.A.M. leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Valkyria Chronicles leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Code Name S.T.E.A.M.Valkyria Chronicles
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Code Name S.T.E.A.M. leans harder on reads: Alien AI runs fixed behaviours, never modelling you
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Valkyria Chronicles leans harder on optimization: Unit positioning, class use, and turn routing dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.