head to head
vs
South Park: The Stick of TruthvsZup! 2
South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zup! 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
South Park: The Stick of TruthZup! 2
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
South Park: The Stick of Truth leans harder on variance: Minor damage rolls; encounters are otherwise fixed
Optimization6 vs 7
Zup! 2 leans harder on optimization: Solving each fixed physics puzzle is the entire game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.