head to head
vs
Band of BugsvsPlanescape: Torment
Band of Bugs leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Planescape: Torment leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Band of BugsPlanescape: Torment
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Band of Bugs leans harder on execution: minimal direct control, turn-based tactical movement
Reads2 vs 1
Band of Bugs leans harder on reads: minor prediction versus AI and human opponents
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.