head to head
vs
Astalon: Tears of the EarthvsMirror's Edge Catalyst
Astalon: Tears of the Earth leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mirror's Edge Catalyst leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Astalon: Tears of the EarthMirror's Edge Catalyst
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Astalon: Tears of the Earth leans harder on reads: All enemies fully scripted
Variance2 vs 1
Astalon: Tears of the Earth leans harder on variance: Unknown tower layout on first ascent
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.