head to head
vs
The Witcher 3: Wild HuntvsThief
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Thief leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Witcher 3: Wild HuntThief
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans harder on reads: Enemies use fixed AI behaviours; no adaptation.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Thief leans harder on optimization: Route planning around guard patterns is the whole 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.