head to head
vs
BastionvsHades
Bastion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Hades leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BastionHades
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 7
Hades leans harder on execution: Dash-attack timing and dodging drive moment-to-moment fights.
Reads0 vs 1
Hades leans harder on reads: Enemies and bosses use scripted patterns, not adaptation.
Variance2 vs 5
Hades leans harder on variance: Boon offers and room rewards randomise each run.
Optimization6 vs 8
Hades leans harder on optimization: Build synergies and weapon aspects are deep solvable theory.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.