head to head
vs
Desperados: Wanted Dead or AlivevsStyx: Master of Shadows
Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Styx: Master of Shadows leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Desperados: Wanted Dead or AliveStyx: Master of Shadows
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Styx: Master of Shadows leans harder on reads: Orcs march fixed patrols; no adaptive opponent awareness
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.