head to head
vs
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About TimevsThose Who Remain
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Those Who Remain leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About TimeThose Who Remain
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Those Who Remain leans harder on variance: Unknown threats in darkness until the rules are learned
Optimization7 vs 6
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.