head to head
vs
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian GodsvsVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian GodsVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods leans harder on execution: Frantic land-flattening clicks reward fast hands
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 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.