head to head
vs
BioShockvsThe Quiet Man
BioShock leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Quiet Man leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
BioShockThe Quiet Man
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
BioShock leans harder on execution: Shooting and plasmid timing required.
Reads1 vs 0
BioShock leans harder on reads: Splicers scripted; behaviors fixed.
Variance2 vs 3
The Quiet Man leans harder on variance: Deliberately muted audio hides story information first run
Optimization5 vs 4
BioShock leans harder on optimization: Tonics, plasmids, weapon upgrades solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.