head to head
vs
Savage LandsvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Savage Lands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Savage LandsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Savage Lands leans harder on execution: Melee against beasts takes some timing, little more
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Savage Lands leans harder on variance: World layout and dangers are unknown until explored
Optimization6 vs 6
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.