Building comparison
head to head
Golden Axe IIvsPostal: Redux
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Golden Axe II
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A classic co-op beat-em-up fantasy brawler focused on combat execution.
Postal: Redux
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A grim top-down shooter testing aim and crowd dodging through fixed levels.
Golden Axe II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Postal: Redux leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Golden Axe IIPostal: Redux
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Golden Axe II
melee combo and dodge timing vs enemies
Postal: Redux
Isometric aim and dodging hostile crowds is the test
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Golden Axe II
enemies run fixed scripted attack patterns
Postal: Redux
Hostiles charge by simple fixed logic
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Golden Axe II
magic potion and enemy spawn randomness
Postal: Redux
Spawn placement varies runs slightly
Optimization3 vs 3
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Golden Axe II
character and beast-mount choice optimization
Postal: Redux
Weapon economy and level knowledge help modestly
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.