head to head
vs
South Park: The Stick of TruthvsTales of Xillia 2
South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tales of Xillia 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
South Park: The Stick of TruthTales of Xillia 2
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Tales of Xillia 2 leans harder on execution: Weapon-swapping Chromatus combat asks for real-time timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Tales of Xillia 2 leans harder on optimization: Debt payments, allium orbs, and affinity stacking are systems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.