head to head
vs
Dungeon SiegevsShady Part of Me
Dungeon Siege leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shady Part of Me leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dungeon SiegeShady Part of Me
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Shady Part of Me leans harder on execution: Gentle platforming with rewind removes any twitch pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Dungeon Siege leans harder on variance: Loot drops vary modestly
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.