head to head
vs
EastwardvsFable III
Eastward leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Fable III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
EastwardFable III
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Eastward leans harder on execution: Light combat and dual-character puzzling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Fable III leans harder on optimization: Treasury management and kingdom promises drive the endgame
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.