head to head
vs
Black MesavsEmbr
Black Mesa leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Embr leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Black MesaEmbr
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Black Mesa leans harder on execution: Classic FPS aim and platforming sequences
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Embr leans harder on variance: Fire spread and hazard placement vary run to run
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.