head to head
vs
Cat Goes FishingvsSilent Hill 2 (2001)
Cat Goes Fishing leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cat Goes FishingSilent Hill 2 (2001)
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Cat Goes Fishing leans harder on variance: Fish spawns and rare catches add randomness
Optimization7 vs 6
Cat Goes Fishing leans harder on optimization: Tailoring rods and learning fish behaviors is the loop
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.