head to head
vs
Deadly PremonitionvsSilent Hill
Deadly Premonition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Silent Hill leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Deadly PremonitionSilent Hill
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Silent Hill leans harder on execution: Combat is deliberately clumsy and forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.