head to head
vs
Deus Ex: Invisible WarvsDishonored
Deus Ex: Invisible War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dishonored leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Deus Ex: Invisible WarDishonored
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Dishonored leans harder on execution: Blink timing and combat inputs matter.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Deus Ex: Invisible War leans harder on optimization: Biomod choices and route selection are the deciding layer.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.