head to head
vs
Aragami 2vsWatch Dogs
Aragami 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Watch Dogs leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Aragami 2Watch Dogs
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Watch Dogs leans harder on execution: Cover shooting and driving at modest difficulty
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Aragami 2 leans harder on optimization: Skill tree investment and patrol routing are the lead system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.