Building comparison
head to head
BastionvsDarksiders II
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Bastion
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
An isometric action RPG narrated as you play.
Darksiders II
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Loot-driven sequel sending Death through sprawling dungeons to clear War's name.
Bastion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Darksiders II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
BastionDarksiders II
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Darksiders II leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Bastion
Action combat needs timing and aim.
Darksiders II
faster combo combat as Death
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Bastion
Enemies are scripted.
Darksiders II
no adaptive opponent
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Bastion
Minor loot variance.
Darksiders II
loot drops add light randomness
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Bastion
Weapon and idol builds reward planning.
Darksiders II
skill trees and dungeon puzzles reward planning
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.