head to head
vs
MagickavsTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials
Magicka leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
MagickaTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Magicka leans harder on execution: Typing element combos quickly mid-combat is the hands test
Reads1 vs 0
Magicka leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted; friendly fire isn't adaptive
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.