head to head
vs
MagickavsStarfield
Magicka leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Starfield leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
MagickaStarfield
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Magicka leans harder on execution: Typing element combos quickly mid-combat is the hands test
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Starfield leans harder on variance: Procedural planets, loot variance
Optimization7 vs 7
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.