head to head
vs
Parasite EvevsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Parasite Eve leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Parasite EveSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Parasite Eve leans harder on execution: Active-time dodging between attack windows
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Parasite Eve leans harder on variance: Random drops and first-run boss surprises
Optimization6 vs 6
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.