head to head
vs
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionvsIntravenous 2
Deus Ex: Human Revolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Intravenous 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionIntravenous 2
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Intravenous 2 leans harder on execution: Improved gunfeel raises the combat ceiling over the original
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Intravenous 2 leans harder on variance: Patrol compositions and gear availability vary across the mission set
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.