head to head
vs
Darksiders IIvsHeretic II
Darksiders II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Heretic II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Darksiders IIHeretic II
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Heretic II leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripts; multiplayer was a minor mode
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.