head to head
vs
Fable: The Lost ChaptersvsThe Big Con
Fable: The Lost Chapters leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Big Con leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fable: The Lost ChaptersThe Big Con
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Fable: The Lost Chapters leans harder on execution: Forgiving combat needs little precision
Reads0 vs 1
The Big Con leans harder on reads: NPCs scripted, no adaptive opponent
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.