head to head
vs
King's Bounty IIvsShadowrun Returns
King's Bounty II leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Shadowrun Returns leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
King's Bounty IIShadowrun Returns
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
King's Bounty II leans harder on variance: Spell proc rates and random loot create variance across encounters
Optimization7 vs 7
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.