head to head
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of AmnvsOxygen Not Included
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Oxygen Not Included leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of AmnOxygen Not Included
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn leans harder on execution: Pause-and-plan removes twitch entirely; micro-placement has marginal value
Reads1 vs 0
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn leans harder on reads: Enemies run scripted behaviour patterns, never modelling your tactics
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization10 vs 10
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.

