head to head
vs
Dead RisingvsTorchlight II
Dead Rising leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Torchlight II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dead RisingTorchlight II
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Dead Rising leans harder on execution: Crowd-clearing melee and psychopath dodging are modestly demanding
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 5
Torchlight II leans harder on variance: Loot rolls and random maps drive the chase
Optimization8 vs 8
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.