head to head
vs
Darksiders IIvsThe Ascent
Darksiders II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Ascent leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Darksiders IIThe Ascent
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Darksiders II leans harder on execution: faster combo combat as Death
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
The Ascent leans harder on variance: Loot drops vary builds
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.