head to head
vs
Plants vs. ZombiesvsWartales
Plants vs. Zombies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wartales leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Plants vs. ZombiesWartales
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Plants vs. Zombies leans harder on execution: Clicking to plant, minimal pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Wartales leans harder on variance: Loot, recruits, and region events add hidden state
Optimization8 vs 8
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.