head to head
vs
20XXvsS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
20XX leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
20XXS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
20XX leans harder on execution: Mega Man-style jumping and shooting under pressure
Reads0 vs 1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl leans harder on reads: A-Life NPCs roam but never model the player adaptively
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.