head to head
vs
Alan Wake 2vsMafia II
Alan Wake 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mafia II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alan Wake 2Mafia II
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Alan Wake 2 leans harder on reads: Taken enemies follow scripted patterns.
Variance2 vs 1
Alan Wake 2 leans harder on variance: Resource drops and mind-place clues vary.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.