head to head
vs
Alan WakevsEasy Delivery Co.
Alan Wake leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Easy Delivery Co. leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Alan WakeEasy Delivery Co.
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
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 3
Easy Delivery Co. leans harder on variance: Hidden secrets and strange events reward exploration
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.