head to head
vs
Half-Life 2: Lost CoastvsLEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Half-Life 2: Lost CoastLEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight leans harder on reads: scripted enemies, no real adaptation
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 2
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.