head to head
vs
Crush the CastlevsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Crush the Castle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Crush the CastleSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Crush the Castle leans harder on execution: Release timing of the trebuchet needs some precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Crush the Castle leans harder on optimization: Finding optimal projectile angles to topple structures is core
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.