head to head
vs
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced EditionvsThe Banner Saga
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Banner Saga leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced EditionThe Banner Saga
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
The Banner Saga leans harder on execution: Turn-based; willpower spend timing is the sole execution nuance
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition leans harder on optimization: deep party build and itemization optimization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.