head to head
vs
Knights of the Old RepublicvsXenoblade Chronicles 2
Knights of the Old Republic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Xenoblade Chronicles 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Knights of the Old RepublicXenoblade Chronicles 2
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 leans harder on execution: Auto-attack with art-timing inputs
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Knights of the Old Republic leans harder on optimization: Force power selection, feat prerequisites and light/dark routing are systematically solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.