head to head
vs
Impossible CreaturesvsLineage 2
Impossible Creatures leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Lineage 2 leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Impossible CreaturesLineage 2
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Lineage 2 leans harder on variance: Drop rates and spoil variance are historically brutal
Optimization8 vs 7
Impossible Creatures leans harder on optimization: Creature-combining army design is deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.