head to head
vs
Darksiders IIvsFist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2
Darksiders II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Darksiders IIFist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 leans harder on reads: Enemy hordes are scripted, never adapting
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Darksiders II leans harder on optimization: skill trees and dungeon puzzles reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.