head to head
vs
MADiSONvsSilent Hill 2 (2001)
MADiSON leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
MADiSONSilent Hill 2 (2001)
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on execution: Clunky combat is intentional; survival over precision
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
MADiSON leans harder on variance: Some puzzle item locations and event timing are initially hidden
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.