head to head
vs
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 DaysvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 DaysSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days leans harder on execution: Real-time keyblade combat with modest timing demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
South Park: The Stick of Truth leans harder on variance: Minor damage rolls; encounters are otherwise fixed
Optimization6 vs 6
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.