head to head
vs
Dragon: Marked for DeathvsKingdom Hearts II
Dragon: Marked for Death leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Kingdom Hearts II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dragon: Marked for DeathKingdom Hearts II
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Kingdom Hearts II leans harder on execution: Revenge values and Data fights demand precise play
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Dragon: Marked for Death leans harder on variance: Loot rolls nudge builds but rarely decide quests
Optimization6 vs 6
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.