head to head
vs
2DarkvsResident Evil Requiem
2Dark leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Resident Evil Requiem leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
2DarkResident Evil Requiem
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Resident Evil Requiem leans harder on execution: Aiming under pressure matters but stays survivable
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
2Dark leans harder on variance: Dark unknown layouts and ambushes on first runs
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.