head to head
vs
Blood WestvsDarksiders II
Blood West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Darksiders II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Blood WestDarksiders 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
Blood West leans harder on variance: Unknown level layouts and loot until explored, then mapped
Optimization7 vs 6
Blood West leans harder on optimization: Trait builds, economy and route planning decide survival
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.