head to head
vs
Risk of Rain 2vsSystem Shock 2
Risk of Rain 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); System Shock 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Risk of Rain 2System Shock 2
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
System Shock 2 leans harder on execution: Weapon degradation and limited stats moderate the raw aim ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Risk of Rain 2 leans harder on variance: Item drops and stage selection randomized each run.
Optimization9 vs 9
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.