head to head
vs
Alice: Madness ReturnsvsThe Quiet Man
Alice: Madness Returns leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Quiet Man leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alice: Madness ReturnsThe Quiet Man
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Alice: Madness Returns leans harder on execution: Float-platforming and weapon-switch combat ask moderate precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 3
The Quiet Man leans harder on variance: Deliberately muted audio hides story information first run
Optimization5 vs 4
Alice: Madness Returns leans harder on optimization: Weapon upgrades and enemy counters are quickly mapped
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.