head to head
vs
Hearts of Iron IIIvsPokemon Sun
Hearts of Iron III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokemon Sun leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Hearts of Iron IIIPokemon Sun
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Hearts of Iron III leans harder on execution: Pausable; only interface management
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
Hearts of Iron III leans harder on optimization: Production, supply and order-of-battle planning dominate completely
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.