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Populous II: Trials of the Olympian GodsvsUndertale
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Undertale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian GodsUndertale
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods leans harder on reads: Rival gods are scripted AI; human matches add light prediction
Variance2 vs 1
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods leans harder on variance: Map terrain is visible, divine outcomes mostly deterministic
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.