head to head
vs
Alone in the Dark: InfernovsBeyond Good & Evil
Alone in the Dark: Inferno leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Beyond Good & Evil leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Alone in the Dark: InfernoBeyond Good & Evil
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Alone in the Dark: Inferno leans harder on variance: Scripted-but-unknown enemy encounters and item placement.
Optimization5 vs 6
Beyond Good & Evil leans harder on optimization: Stealth routes, pearls economy, and puzzles
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.