head to head
vs
Jagged Alliance 2vsProject Zomboid
Jagged Alliance 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Project Zomboid leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Jagged Alliance 2Project Zomboid
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Jagged Alliance 2 leans harder on reads: Enemy AI uses sector-alert scripting, not player modeling
Variance6 vs 5
Jagged Alliance 2 leans harder on variance: Hit percentages, interrupt triggers, and Deidranna timer create heavy variance
Optimization8 vs 8
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.