head to head
vs
DarksidersvsZone of the Enders
Darksiders leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Zone of the Enders leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DarksidersZone of the Enders
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Zone of the Enders leans harder on reads: Enemy AI is patterned, not adaptive
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.