head to head
vs
Deus Ex: Mankind DividedvsPalworld
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Palworld leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Deus Ex: Mankind DividedPalworld
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided leans harder on execution: Takedown timing and combat aim have a real ceiling
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Palworld leans harder on variance: Pal spawns and breeding RNG
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.