head to head
vs
Jagged Alliance 3vsPathologic 2
Jagged Alliance 3 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pathologic 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Jagged Alliance 3Pathologic 2
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Pathologic 2 leans harder on execution: Combat is clumsy but matters.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.