head to head
vs
KholatvsVampire: The Masquerade - Swansong
Kholat leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
KholatVampire: The Masquerade - Swansong
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Kholat leans harder on execution: Walking the mountain takes no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong leans harder on optimization: Skill-point allocation and clue deduction are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.