head to head
vs
Alwa's AwakeningvsBlack Mesa
Alwa's Awakening leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Black Mesa leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alwa's AwakeningBlack Mesa
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Alwa's Awakening leans harder on reads: Fixed enemy patterns only
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.