head to head
vs
Saw II: Flesh & BloodvsWatch Dogs
Saw II: Flesh & Blood leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Watch Dogs leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Saw II: Flesh & BloodWatch Dogs
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Watch Dogs leans harder on execution: Cover shooting and driving at modest difficulty
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Saw II: Flesh & Blood leans harder on variance: Branching outcomes add some hidden consequence
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.