head to head
vs
Conflict: Desert StormvsHitman: Absolution
Conflict: Desert Storm leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Hitman: Absolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Conflict: Desert StormHitman: Absolution
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Conflict: Desert Storm leans harder on execution: Aiming matters but generous and slow-paced
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Hitman: Absolution leans harder on optimization: Linear-ish levels still reward planned routes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.