head to head
vs
Death HowlvsTotally Accurate Battle Simulator
Death Howl leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Totally Accurate Battle Simulator leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Death HowlTotally Accurate Battle Simulator
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Death Howl leans harder on optimization: Deck construction against known bosses is the core test
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.