head to head
vs
Only IfvsStill Wakes the Deep
Only If leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Still Wakes the Deep leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Only IfStill Wakes the Deep
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Still Wakes the Deep leans harder on execution: Narrow corridor sprints and climbing sections under creature pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Only If leans harder on variance: Deliberately illogical puzzles hide their rules until experimented with
Optimization5 vs 5
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.