head to head
vs
Master of Orion IIIvsPlanescape: Torment
Master of Orion III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Planescape: Torment leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Master of Orion IIIPlanescape: Torment
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Planescape: Torment leans harder on execution: Combat is deemphasised; the game is built to be avoided or trivial
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Master of Orion III leans harder on optimization: Macro-managing planetary economies at scale 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.