head to head
vs
BlacktailvsDarksiders II
Blacktail leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Darksiders II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
BlacktailDarksiders II
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Blacktail leans harder on variance: Foraging spawns and morality outcomes are unknown initially
Optimization5 vs 6
Darksiders II leans harder on optimization: skill trees and dungeon puzzles reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.