head to head
vs
Risen 2: Dark WatersvsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Risen 2: Dark Waters leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Risen 2: Dark WatersThe 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.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Risen 2: Dark Waters leans harder on optimization: Skill investment, voodoo builds, and quest order decide power
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.