head to head
vs
LegendaryvsSleeping Dogs
Legendary leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sleeping Dogs leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
LegendarySleeping Dogs
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Legendary leans harder on execution: Aim against griffons and werewolves is the core demand
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Legendary leans harder on variance: Setpiece chaos varies slightly but encounters are fixed
Optimization3 vs 3
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.