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PhasmophobiavsPlants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
Phasmophobia leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
PhasmophobiaPlants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time leans harder on execution: Tapping plants quickly only matters in surge moments
Reads1 vs 0
Phasmophobia leans harder on reads: Ghost behaviour is randomised, not adaptive to you.
Variance7 vs 4
Phasmophobia leans harder on variance: Ghost type and evidence rolls are hidden each contract.
Optimization6 vs 7
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time leans harder on optimization: Lawn economy and plant placement are the solvable core
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.