head to head
vs
Baldur's Gate: Dark AlliancevsPunishing: Gray Raven
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Punishing: Gray Raven leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Baldur's Gate: Dark AlliancePunishing: Gray Raven
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Punishing: Gray Raven leans harder on execution: Dodge timing and orb-ping combos demand fast hands
Reads1 vs 0
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance leans harder on reads: All dungeon enemies run scripted patrol and charge routines
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.