head to head
vs
Chicory: A Colorful TalevsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Chicory: A Colorful Tale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Chicory: A Colorful TaleSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
South Park: The Stick of Truth leans harder on execution: Timed attack and block prompts add light input demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
South Park: The Stick of Truth leans harder on variance: Minor damage rolls; encounters are otherwise fixed
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.