head to head
vs
DarksidersvsGauntlet Legends
Darksiders leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Gauntlet Legends leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DarksidersGauntlet Legends
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.
Variance1 vs 2
Gauntlet Legends leans harder on variance: Item and food spots are scripted-but-unknown initially
Optimization6 vs 5
Darksiders leans harder on optimization: Zelda-style dungeons and upgrade routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.