head to head
vs
Alan WakevsDeadly Premonition
Alan Wake leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Deadly Premonition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Alan WakeDeadly Premonition
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 2
Alan Wake leans harder on execution: Flashlight-then-shoot timing and dodges
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 4
Deadly Premonition leans harder on variance: Town schedules and side content are unknown until discovered
Optimization4 vs 7
Deadly Premonition leans harder on optimization: Time management, schedules, and routing dominate completion
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.