head to head
vs
DarksidersvsWillow
Darksiders leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Willow leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DarksidersWillow
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
Willow leans harder on variance: World secrets are scripted-but-unknown until found
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.