head to head
vs
ATOM RPGvsTorchlight II
ATOM RPG leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Torchlight II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
ATOM RPGTorchlight II
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Torchlight II leans harder on execution: Faster combat asks for dodging and skill timing
Reads1 vs 0
ATOM RPG leans harder on reads: Soviet wasteland enemies run fixed scripted routines
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.