head to head
vs
M1 Tank PlatoonvsWasteland 3
M1 Tank Platoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wasteland 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
M1 Tank PlatoonWasteland 3
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
M1 Tank Platoon leans harder on execution: Aiming the tank gun matters but isn't twitch-decisive
Reads2 vs 1
M1 Tank Platoon leans harder on reads: Enemy AI is scripted, not adapting to you
Variance4 vs 4
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.