head to head
vs
Phantasy Star OnlinevsState of Decay 2
Phantasy Star Online leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); State of Decay 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Phantasy Star OnlineState of Decay 2
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Phantasy Star Online leans harder on execution: Action combat timing matters but is forgiving
Reads1 vs 0
Phantasy Star Online leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted; co-op not adversarial
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.