head to head
vs
Black MesavsOut of This World
Black Mesa leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Out of This World leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Black MesaOut of This World
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Out of This World leans harder on variance: Deaths come from unknown scripted traps until memorised
Optimization6 vs 7
Out of This World leans harder on optimization: The game is solved by mapping each screen's exact sequence
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.