head to head
vs
Army of Two: The Devil's CartelvsAtomic Heart
Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Atomic Heart leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Army of Two: The Devil's CartelAtomic Heart
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Atomic Heart leans harder on reads: Robot enemies follow scripted patterns.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Atomic Heart leans harder on optimization: Upgrades and weapon crafting learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.