head to head
vs
CairnvsShadow Warrior (2013)
Cairn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shadow Warrior (2013) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
CairnShadow Warrior (2013)
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Shadow Warrior (2013) leans harder on execution: Sword combos and gunplay require precise timing and input chaining
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Cairn leans harder on optimization: Route planning and piton economy are the solvable layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.