head to head
vs
Invincible Presents: Atom EvevsValiant Hearts: The Great War
Invincible Presents: Atom Eve leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Valiant Hearts: The Great War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Invincible Presents: Atom EveValiant Hearts: The Great War
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Invincible Presents: Atom Eve leans harder on reads: Scripted characters react to choices, not adaptive
Variance2 vs 1
Invincible Presents: Atom Eve leans harder on variance: Story branches hidden until chosen
Optimization4 vs 4
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.