head to head
vs
The Witcher 3: Wild HuntvsUltima VIII: Pagan
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Ultima VIII: Pagan leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Witcher 3: Wild HuntUltima VIII: Pagan
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
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.