head to head
vs
Alone in the DarkvsAssassin's Creed II
Alone in the Dark leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Assassin's Creed II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Alone in the DarkAssassin's Creed II
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Assassin's Creed II leans harder on execution: Counter-heavy combat stays forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Alone in the Dark leans harder on variance: Traps surprise exactly once
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.