head to head
vs
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron GamevsOctopath Traveler
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Octopath Traveler leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron GameOctopath Traveler
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game leans harder on reads: Multiplayer diplomacy adds rare human prediction
Variance2 vs 3
Octopath Traveler leans harder on variance: Hit, crit, and break rolls
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.