head to head
vs
RisenvsTunic
Risen leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tunic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
RisenTunic
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Risen leans harder on variance: Some loot rolls; world is mostly hand-placed
Optimization7 vs 8
Tunic leans harder on optimization: Manual decoding and build choices solve everything
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.