head to head
vs
Death StrandingvsRisen 2: Dark Waters
Death Stranding leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Risen 2: Dark Waters leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Death StrandingRisen 2: Dark Waters
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Risen 2: Dark Waters leans harder on execution: Clunky melee with dirty-trick interrupts; modest demands
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Death Stranding leans harder on variance: Terrain, weather, BT spawns randomized.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.