head to head
vs
MagickavsOperation Flashpoint: Red River
Magicka leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Operation Flashpoint: Red River leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
MagickaOperation Flashpoint: Red River
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Operation Flashpoint: Red River leans harder on variance: Enemy placements are unknown until contact
Optimization7 vs 6
Magicka leans harder on optimization: Discovering and exploiting spell combinations dominates
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.