head to head
Disgaea 3: Absence of JusticevsSimCity 4
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimCity 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Disgaea 3: Absence of JusticeSimCity 4
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.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization10 vs 9
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice leans harder on optimization: deep leveling, geo-panel, stat-stacking systems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

