head to head
vs
Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the PacificvsWasteland 3
Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wasteland 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the PacificWasteland 3
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 4
Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific leans harder on variance: Convoy locations, compositions, and escort sweeps stay hidden
Optimization8 vs 8
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.