head to head
vs
Half-LifevsKing's Knight
Half-Life leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); King's Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Half-LifeKing's Knight
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
King's Knight leans harder on execution: Dodging and shooting in the scrolling shooter demands precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
King's Knight leans harder on variance: Hidden power-ups under terrain add uncertainty
Optimization6 vs 6
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.