head to head
Squad Assault: Second WavevsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Squad Assault: Second Wave leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Squad Assault: Second WaveThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans harder on execution: Combat timing matters but generous dodges forgive sloppy play.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Squad Assault: Second Wave leans harder on variance: random mission events and encounters
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.