head to head
vs
Lovers in a Dangerous SpacetimevsPostal 2
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Postal 2 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Lovers in a Dangerous SpacetimePostal 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime leans harder on reads: No adaptive opponent - enemies follow scripted wave patterns
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime leans harder on optimization: Optimal station rotation and shield positioning are learnable strategies
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.