head to head
vs
DishonoredvsDragon: Marked for Death
Dishonored leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Dragon: Marked for Death leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DishonoredDragon: Marked for Death
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Dragon: Marked for Death leans harder on execution: Side-scrolling combat demands real positioning and timing
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Dishonored leans harder on optimization: Power combos and stealth routes solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.