head to head
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Europa Universalis VvsPokemon Sun
Europa Universalis V leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokemon Sun leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Europa Universalis VPokemon Sun
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Europa Universalis V leans harder on execution: Pausable map game, no twitch demand
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Europa Universalis V leans harder on optimization: Centuries of economy, trade and war planning is everything
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.