head to head
vs
Masquerada: Songs and ShadowsvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Masquerada: Songs and ShadowsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
South Park: The Stick of Truth leans harder on variance: Minor damage rolls; encounters are otherwise fixed
Optimization7 vs 6
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows leans harder on optimization: Mask builds and ability sequencing decide encounters
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.