head to head
vs
Dead Space (2008)vsThe Evil Within
Dead Space (2008) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Evil Within leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dead Space (2008)The Evil Within
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
The Evil Within leans harder on variance: Chest contents and drop tables have minor variance
Optimization6 vs 7
The Evil Within leans harder on optimization: Upgrade tree, bottle routing and enemy-avoid sequencing are deeply optimisable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.