head to head
vs
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and SpacevsThe Sims 4
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Sims 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and SpaceThe Sims 4
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Sims 4 leans harder on execution: no physical skill ceiling at all
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
The Sims 4 leans harder on optimization: life and career system optimization dominant
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.