head to head
Dead Rising 2vsFatal Frame III: The Tormented
Dead Rising 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Fatal Frame III: The Tormented leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dead Rising 2Fatal Frame III: The Tormented
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Fatal Frame III: The Tormented leans harder on variance: Ghost spawns and dream-house layout surprise first run
Optimization7 vs 7
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.

