head to head
Black MesavsFatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Black Mesa leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Black MesaFatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly leans harder on reads: Ghosts follow scripted approach patterns, not player-adaptive AI
Variance2 vs 3
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly leans harder on variance: Ghost randomness in free-roam sections adds unknown-timing variance
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.

