head to head
vs
Against the StormvsBaldur's Gate 3
Against the Storm leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Baldur's Gate 3 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Against the StormBaldur's Gate 3
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Baldur's Gate 3 leans harder on reads: Companions/enemies scripted, not adaptive to player modeling.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Baldur's Gate 3 leans harder on optimization: Builds, party comp, action economy fully solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.