head to head
vs
Paper Mario: Sticker StarvsThe Sims 4
Paper Mario: Sticker Star leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Sims 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Paper Mario: Sticker StarThe Sims 4
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Paper Mario: Sticker Star leans harder on execution: Action-command timing presses are simple and forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Paper Mario: Sticker Star leans harder on variance: Which stickers you find varies slightly
Optimization6 vs 6
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.