head to head
vs
FarSkyvsSilent Hill
FarSky leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Silent Hill leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
FarSkySilent 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.
Variance5 vs 4
FarSky leans harder on variance: Resource locations and threats are partly randomized
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.