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Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the PacificvsThe Banner Saga
Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Banner Saga leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the PacificThe Banner Saga
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific leans harder on execution: Manual targeting solutions need care, not twitch
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific leans harder on optimization: Torpedo geometry, positioning, and patrol routing are solvable craft
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.