head to head
vs
Risk of Rain ReturnsvsZenless Zone Zero
Risk of Rain Returns leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Zenless Zone Zero leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Risk of Rain ReturnsZenless Zone Zero
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 4
Risk of Rain Returns leans harder on variance: Random item pool defines builds run to run.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.