head to head
vs
South Park: The Stick of TruthvsTainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
South Park: The Stick of TruthTainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon leans harder on execution: First-person action combat with parry and aim demands.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon leans harder on variance: Loot and quest branches add modest swing.
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.