head to head
vs
Dungeon Siege IIvsLoop Hero
Dungeon Siege II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Loop Hero leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dungeon Siege IILoop Hero
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Dungeon Siege II leans harder on execution: Party combat mostly automates itself
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Loop Hero leans harder on optimization: Deck and tile placement reward deep optimization.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.