head to head
vs
Cry of FearvsThe Last of Us
Cry of Fear leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Cry of FearThe Last of Us
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Cry of Fear leans harder on execution: Fast-paced shooting with limited stamina and scarce ammo demands precision
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Cry of Fear leans harder on variance: Some item locations are unknown on first run
Optimization5 vs 5
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.