head to head
vs
Europa Universalis IIIvsPlants vs. Zombies
Europa Universalis III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Plants vs. Zombies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Europa Universalis IIIPlants vs. Zombies
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Europa Universalis III leans harder on reads: AI behaviour is learnable, not adaptive
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Europa Universalis III leans harder on optimization: Economic and military planning dominates outcomes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.