head to head
vs
Cronos: The New DawnvsHalf-Life
Cronos: The New Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Half-Life leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Cronos: The New DawnHalf-Life
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Cronos: The New Dawn leans harder on reads: Creatures follow designed behaviours, not adaptive minds
Variance3 vs 2
Cronos: The New Dawn leans harder on variance: Unknown layouts and threats matter only on first playthrough
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.