head to head
vs
Alan WakevsJourney to the Savage Planet
Alan Wake leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Journey to the Savage Planet leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Alan WakeJourney to the Savage Planet
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 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Journey to the Savage Planet leans harder on optimization: Upgrade routing and scan-everything exploration
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.