head to head
Squad Assault: Second WavevsThe Outer Worlds
Squad Assault: Second Wave leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Outer Worlds leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Squad Assault: Second WaveThe Outer Worlds
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Squad Assault: Second Wave leans harder on variance: random mission events and encounters
Optimization6 vs 7
The Outer Worlds leans harder on optimization: Perks, flaws, dialogue routing rewarded
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.