head to head
vs
Darksiders IIvsMagicka
Darksiders II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Magicka leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Darksiders IIMagicka
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Magicka leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted; friendly fire isn't adaptive
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Magicka leans harder on optimization: Discovering and exploiting spell combinations dominates
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.