head to head
vs
Planet Coaster 2vsPokémon Snap
Planet Coaster 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Snap leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Planet Coaster 2Pokémon Snap
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Pokémon Snap leans harder on execution: Timing photos on a moving rail
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Planet Coaster 2 leans harder on optimization: Water park logistics and financial management extend the optimization layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.