head to head
vs
Divinity: Original SinvsIcewind Dale II
Divinity: Original Sin leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Icewind Dale II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Divinity: Original SinIcewind Dale II
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Divinity: Original Sin leans harder on variance: Elemental surface interactions contain hidden combinatorial space to discover
Optimization10 vs 9
Divinity: Original Sin leans harder on optimization: Elemental chain combos and initiative manipulation are systemically 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.