head to head
vs
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's CutvsWhere's My Water?
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Where's My Water? leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's CutWhere's My Water?
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut leans harder on execution: Shooting works but stealth routes bypass most twitch demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut leans harder on variance: Vents, codes and routes are unknown until explored
Optimization8 vs 8
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.