head to head
vs
Aliens: Fireteam ElitevsDark Messiah of Might and Magic
Aliens: Fireteam Elite leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Dark Messiah of Might and Magic leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Aliens: Fireteam EliteDark Messiah of Might and Magic
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic leans harder on execution: first-person melee, kicks, and physics timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Aliens: Fireteam Elite leans harder on variance: Spawn mixes vary mildly between runs
Optimization5 vs 5
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.