head to head
vs
Lara Croft GovsSimCity 3000
Lara Croft Go leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimCity 3000 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Lara Croft GoSimCity 3000
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
SimCity 3000 leans harder on variance: Random disasters and neighbor deal timing.
Optimization8 vs 9
SimCity 3000 leans harder on optimization: Land value, utilities, and ordinance math reward pure system mastery.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.