head to head
vs
Mass Effect 2vsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Mass Effect 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Mass Effect 2The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans harder on variance: Loot rolls and minor combat variance only.
Optimization7 vs 6
Mass Effect 2 leans harder on optimization: Loyalty routing and build planning dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.