head to head
vs
Dead Rising 2vsFriday the 13th
Dead Rising 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Friday the 13th leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dead Rising 2Friday the 13th
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
Friday the 13th leans harder on variance: Where Jason strikes next is hidden information each cycle
Optimization7 vs 5
Dead Rising 2 leans harder on optimization: The 72-hour clock makes scheduling and routing the real game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.