head to head
vs
Aegis DefendersvsDeus Ex: Human Revolution
Aegis Defenders leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Deus Ex: Human Revolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Aegis DefendersDeus Ex: Human Revolution
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Deus Ex: Human Revolution leans harder on reads: Guards use scripted alert states, not player-adaptive logic
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Deus Ex: Human Revolution leans harder on optimization: Augment loadout and approach routing solve each hub optimally
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.