head to head
vs
StorytellervsZoo Tycoon
Storyteller leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zoo Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
StorytellerZoo Tycoon
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Storyteller leans harder on execution: Dragging characters into comic panels needs no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Zoo Tycoon leans harder on variance: Animal needs are deterministic once learned
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.