head to head
vs
Baldur's Gate 3vsTerra Invicta
Baldur's Gate 3 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Terra Invicta leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Baldur's Gate 3Terra Invicta
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 6
Baldur's Gate 3 leans harder on variance: Dice rolls, hidden checks, encounter RNG everywhere.
Optimization9 vs 9
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.