head to head
vs
BastionvsYs I & II Chronicles
Bastion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Ys I & II Chronicles leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BastionYs I & II Chronicles
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Ys I & II Chronicles leans harder on optimization: Level thresholds, gear, and boss patterns are fully learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.