head to head
vs
Icewind Dale IIvsVampire Survivors
Icewind Dale II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Vampire Survivors leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Icewind Dale IIVampire Survivors
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Icewind Dale II leans harder on execution: Real-time-with-pause negates twitch requirements
Reads1 vs 0
Icewind Dale II leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy routines offer nothing to read or predict adaptively
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 9
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.