head to head
vs
Astalon: Tears of the EarthvsPrototype 2
Astalon: Tears of the Earth leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Prototype 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Astalon: Tears of the EarthPrototype 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Astalon: Tears of the Earth leans harder on execution: Tight retro platforming and boss dodging
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Astalon: Tears of the Earth leans harder on optimization: Character-swap routing and death-loop upgrade economy
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.