head to head
vs
Dungeon Siege IIIvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Dungeon Siege III leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dungeon Siege IIISouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Dungeon Siege III leans harder on execution: Dodge-and-block action combat with stance switching
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Dungeon Siege III leans harder on variance: Modest loot randomness
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.