head to head
vs
Diablo IIvsDragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Diablo II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Diablo IIDragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Diablo II leans harder on execution: Positioning and potion reflexes, little else physical
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 5
Diablo II leans harder on variance: Loot RNG and random maps drive the grind
Optimization9 vs 9
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.