head to head
vs
Lost Lands: Dark OverlordvsNeighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation
Lost Lands: Dark Overlord leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Lost Lands: Dark OverlordNeighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation leans harder on execution: light timing on trap execution
Reads0 vs 1
Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation leans harder on reads: neighbor follows scripted routine, not adaptive
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Lost Lands: Dark Overlord leans harder on optimization: Solving fixed inventory puzzles is the entire game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.