head to head
vs
TorchlightvsWizardry 8
Torchlight leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wizardry 8 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
TorchlightWizardry 8
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Wizardry 8 leans harder on reads: All Rattkin and enemy groups run fixed scripted combat routines
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Wizardry 8 leans harder on optimization: Class promotion chaining and gadgeteer item crafting produce known dominant party builds
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.