head to head
vs
Darksiders IIvsShoot Many Robots
Darksiders II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shoot Many Robots leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Darksiders IIShoot Many Robots
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Shoot Many Robots leans harder on variance: Random loot drops shape each build's options
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.