head to head
vs
Not TonightvsTransistor
Not Tonight leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Transistor leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Not TonightTransistor
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Transistor leans harder on reads: Process enemies follow scripts.
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.