head to head
vs
Costume QuestvsFable: The Lost Chapters
Costume Quest leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Fable: The Lost Chapters leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Costume QuestFable: The Lost Chapters
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Fable: The Lost Chapters leans harder on execution: Forgiving combat needs little precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Fable: The Lost Chapters leans harder on optimization: Alignment, builds and economy are a gentle solvable layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.