head to head
vs
Not TonightvsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Not Tonight leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Not TonightThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Not Tonight leans harder on execution: Document checks under the clock punish slow scanning
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Not Tonight leans harder on variance: Forged details vary but draw from learnable rules
Optimization7 vs 7
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.