head to head
vs
South Park: The Stick of TruthvsUltima VIII: Pagan
South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ultima VIII: Pagan leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
South Park: The Stick of TruthUltima VIII: Pagan
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Ultima VIII: Pagan leans harder on execution: Notorious jumping sections and click combat demand some dexterity
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
Ultima VIII: Pagan leans harder on optimization: Spell rituals, quest logic and progression routing are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.