head to head
vs
Football Manager 2005vsLoop Hero
Football Manager 2005 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Loop Hero leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Football Manager 2005Loop Hero
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Loop Hero leans harder on execution: Autobattler, almost no inputs.
Reads1 vs 0
Football Manager 2005 leans harder on reads: AI managers barely adapt; mind games are shallow scripts
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 9
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.