head to head
vs
Resident Evil 2vsTorchlight II
Resident Evil 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Torchlight II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Resident Evil 2Torchlight II
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Resident Evil 2 leans harder on execution: Tank controls and aim need competence, not mastery
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Torchlight II leans harder on variance: Loot rolls and random maps drive the chase
Optimization8 vs 8
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.