head to head
vs
Arx FatalisvsPrey (2017)
Arx Fatalis leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Prey (2017) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Arx FatalisPrey (2017)
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Arx Fatalis leans harder on execution: Gesture-based spell drawing and melee timing require practiced inputs
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Arx Fatalis leans harder on variance: Item placements are consistent but the dungeon is opaque on first entry
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.