head to head
vs
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionvsDungeon Defenders: Awakened
Deus Ex: Human Revolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dungeon Defenders: Awakened leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionDungeon Defenders: Awakened
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened leans harder on variance: Procedural loot drops add randomness
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.