head to head
vs
Iron LungvsSilent Hill 2
Iron Lung leans Variance (Light / Casual); Silent Hill 2 leans Execution (Light / Casual).
Iron LungSilent Hill 2
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Silent Hill 2 leans harder on execution: clunky combat with modest execution demand
Reads0 vs 1
Silent Hill 2 leans harder on reads: enemies scripted, not truly adaptive
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 3
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.