head to head
vs
King's Bounty IIvsTorchlight
King's Bounty II leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Torchlight leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
King's Bounty IITorchlight
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
King's Bounty II leans harder on reads: Enemy AI is scripted; unit targeting is fixed-priority
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Torchlight leans harder on optimization: Build paths and gear stats are the real game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.