head to head
vs
Desperados: Wanted Dead or AlivevsGothic II
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Gothic II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Desperados: Wanted Dead or AliveGothic II
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Gothic II leans harder on variance: First-run surprises until the island is mapped
Optimization9 vs 8
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive leans harder on optimization: Optimal takedown sequencing solves each western vignette
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.