head to head
vs
Fable IIIvsStar Trucker
Fable III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Star Trucker leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Fable IIIStar Trucker
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Star Trucker leans harder on execution: Docking and zero-g hauling reward steady stick work
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Star Trucker leans harder on variance: Market prices and salvage finds shift run to run
Optimization6 vs 6
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.