head to head
vs
Conflict: Denied OpsvsHalf-Life 2
Conflict: Denied Ops leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Half-Life 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Conflict: Denied OpsHalf-Life 2
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Half-Life 2 leans harder on execution: Gravity gun and shooting demand precision.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 3
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.