head to head
vs
FAR: Lone SailsvsSunflower Land
FAR: Lone Sails leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sunflower Land leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
FAR: Lone SailsSunflower Land
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
FAR: Lone Sails leans harder on execution: Light platforming and timely lever pulls
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Sunflower Land leans harder on variance: Market prices and seasonal events add modest unknowns
Optimization5 vs 5
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.