head to head
vs
AbsolumvsS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Absolum leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
AbsolumS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Absolum leans harder on execution: Combo routing, dodges and juggle timing carry every room
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl leans harder on variance: Anomalies, emissions, stash rolls, and unknown Zone layouts hide information
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.