head to head
vs
100 Istanbul CatsvsCall of Cthulhu
100 Istanbul Cats leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Call of Cthulhu leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
100 Istanbul CatsCall of Cthulhu
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Call of Cthulhu leans harder on execution: light stealth timing, mostly minor
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
100 Istanbul Cats leans harder on optimization: Systematic scanning of the scene finds every cat
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.