head to head
vs
Blood Omen: Legacy of KainvsMad Max
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mad Max leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Blood Omen: Legacy of KainMad Max
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain leans harder on variance: Hidden secrets and unknown spell utility on first run
Optimization6 vs 5
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain leans harder on optimization: Blood economy, spell loadouts, and route knowledge dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.