head to head
vs
Clock Tower II: The Struggle WithinvsParty Hard
Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Party Hard leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Clock Tower II: The Struggle WithinParty Hard
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Party Hard leans harder on execution: Walking and stabbing need timing but little dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 5
Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within leans harder on variance: Branching triggers and hidden death flags dominate blind runs
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.