head to head
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Monument Valley 2vsThe Sims: Life Stories
Monument Valley 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Sims: Life Stories leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Monument Valley 2The Sims: Life Stories
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
The Sims: Life Stories leans harder on variance: Chance cards and story events add light randomness
Optimization6 vs 5
Monument Valley 2 leans harder on optimization: Geometry manipulation puzzles with intended solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.