head to head
vs
DarksidersvsDarksiders Genesis
Darksiders leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Darksiders Genesis leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DarksidersDarksiders Genesis
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Darksiders Genesis leans harder on reads: Bosses are scripted movesets, not adapting minds
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.