head to head
vs
BastionvsTainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Bastion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BastionTainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Bastion leans harder on execution: Action combat needs timing and aim.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon leans harder on variance: Loot and quest branches add modest swing.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.