head to head
vs
EricavsFrom the Darkness
Erica leans Variance (Light / Casual); From the Darkness leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
EricaFrom the Darkness
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
From the Darkness leans harder on execution: Slow first-person exploration, no twitch demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
From the Darkness leans harder on variance: What lurks in the apartment is hidden until encountered
Optimization3 vs 3
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.