head to head
vs
Dark Messiah of Might and MagicvsDarksiders
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Darksiders leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dark Messiah of Might and MagicDarksiders
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic leans harder on execution: first-person melee, kicks, and physics timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Darksiders leans harder on optimization: Zelda-style dungeons and upgrade routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.