head to head
vs
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIVvsSimCity 4
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimCity 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIVSimCity 4
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV leans harder on reads: AI warlords follow learnable behavior patterns
Variance2 vs 3
SimCity 4 leans harder on variance: Neighbor city interactions and demand curves add unpredictability
Optimization9 vs 9
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.