head to head
vs
Hand of Fate 2vsS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Hand of Fate 2 leans Variance (Twitch Chaos); S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Hand of Fate 2S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 6
Hand of Fate 2 leans harder on variance: Multi-dealer card system adds more complex hidden-information layers
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.