head to head
vs
Half-LifevsStar Wars: TIE Fighter
Half-Life leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Star Wars: TIE Fighter leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Half-LifeStar Wars: TIE Fighter
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Star Wars: TIE Fighter leans harder on execution: Unshielded fighters punish sloppy flying and aim
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Star Wars: TIE Fighter leans harder on optimization: Power routing and mission-order knowledge dominate mastery
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.