head to head
vs
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's CutvsTransistor
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Transistor leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's CutTransistor
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Transistor leans harder on reads: Process enemies follow scripts.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut leans harder on optimization: Praxis builds and route planning through levels are 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.