head to head
vs
Dungeon Siege IIvsPersona 4
Dungeon Siege II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dungeon Siege IIPersona 4
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 4
Dungeon Siege II leans harder on variance: Random loot and chant rewards
Optimization8 vs 8
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.