Building comparison
head to head
BastionvsSiN
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Bastion
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
An isometric action RPG narrated as you play.
SiN
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A 1998 action shooter with branching missions and interactive levels.
Bastion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); SiN leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BastionSiN
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Bastion
Action combat needs timing and aim.
SiN
Quake II-era gunplay and reflexes
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.
SiN
Enemy AI is fully scripted
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.
SiN
Branching mission outcomes surprise once
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.
SiN
Routes and mission interactions reward system knowledge
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.