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Alan WakevsSilent Hill 2 (2001)
Alan Wake leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Alan WakeSilent Hill 2 (2001)
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Alan Wake leans harder on execution: Flashlight-then-shoot timing and dodges
Reads0 vs 1
Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on reads: Monsters follow simple fixed behaviours, never model the player
Variance2 vs 3
Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on variance: Some item placements are unknown first time; fixed thereafter
Optimization4 vs 6
Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on optimization: Puzzle solutions, route knowledge and weapon use are fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.