head to head
vs
Torchlight IIvsWasteland 2
Torchlight II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wasteland 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Torchlight IIWasteland 2
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Torchlight II leans harder on execution: Faster combat asks for dodging and skill timing
Reads0 vs 1
Wasteland 2 leans harder on reads: All enemy factions use scripted behaviour with no player adaptation
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.