head to head
vs
South Park: The Stick of TruthvsSpore Hero
South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Spore Hero leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
South Park: The Stick of TruthSpore Hero
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Spore Hero leans harder on execution: Waggle combat asks for timing but little precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
South Park: The Stick of Truth leans harder on optimization: Build, gear and ability choices comfortably solve every fight
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.