head to head
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Valiant Hearts: The Great WarvsZup!
Valiant Hearts: The Great War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zup! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Valiant Hearts: The Great WarZup!
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Zup! leans harder on execution: Occasional timed clicks, mostly trivial
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Zup! leans harder on optimization: Each level is a small solvable explosion-order puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.