head to head
vs
Alone in the Dark 3vsSmuta
Alone in the Dark 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Smuta leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Alone in the Dark 3Smuta
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Alone in the Dark 3 leans harder on execution: tank-controls combat and platforming precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.