head to head
vs
Alan Wake 2vsThe Last of Us
Alan Wake 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alan Wake 2The Last of Us
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
The Last of Us leans harder on execution: Aim, stealth timing, and scarce-ammo combat
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
The Last of Us leans harder on optimization: Resource crafting and encounter routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.