Building comparison
head to head
DishonoredvsELEX
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Dishonored
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
The first Dishonored: a stealth-action playground of layered powers.
ELEX
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A brutal post-apoc RPG where faction routing and stat planning gate progress.
Dishonored leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); ELEX leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
DishonoredELEX
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dishonored
Blink timing and combat inputs matter.
ELEX
Stiff action combat punishes mistimed swings
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dishonored
Guard AI scripted, non-adaptive.
ELEX
Scripted enemy AI
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dishonored
Patrol timings vary mildly.
ELEX
Loot and faction check variance
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dishonored
Power combos and stealth routes solvable.
ELEX
Faction, attribute, and gear planning critical
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.