head to head
vs
Papers, PleasevsResident Evil: Director's Cut Dual Shock Ver.
Papers, Please leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Resident Evil: Director's Cut Dual Shock Ver. leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Papers, PleaseResident Evil: Director's Cut Dual Shock Ver.
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Papers, Please leans harder on variance: Random entrant documents and scripted-event surprises
Optimization7 vs 8
Resident Evil: Director's Cut Dual Shock Ver. leans harder on optimization: Item routing, key puzzles and inventory economy define mastery
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.