head to head
vs
Lichdom: BattlemagevsThe Evil Within 2
Lichdom: Battlemage leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Evil Within 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Lichdom: BattlemageThe Evil Within 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
The Evil Within 2 leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted; no adaptive opponent
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
The Evil Within 2 leans harder on optimization: Upgrade system, open-area routing and crafting are fully optimisable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.