head to head
vs
Big TimevsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Big Time leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Big TimeSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Big Time leans harder on execution: Hack-and-slash combat is shallow and forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Big Time leans harder on variance: Loot drops and token rolls drive the economy
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.