head to head
vs
Darksiders IIvsHell is Us
Darksiders II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Hell is Us leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Darksiders IIHell is Us
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Hell is Us leans harder on reads: Enemies follow fixed behaviours, not adaptive minds
Variance2 vs 3
Hell is Us leans harder on variance: Unguided exploration keeps clues hidden until discovered
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.