head to head
vs
Fatal Frame III: The TormentedvsSteamWorld Dig
Fatal Frame III: The Tormented leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); SteamWorld Dig leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Fatal Frame III: The TormentedSteamWorld Dig
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Fatal Frame III: The Tormented leans harder on execution: Fatal Frame shutter timing rewards held-nerve precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Fatal Frame III: The Tormented leans harder on optimization: Camera upgrades and ghost patterns fully converge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.