head to head
vs
Penumbra: Black PlaguevsResident Evil 0
Penumbra: Black Plague leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Resident Evil 0 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Penumbra: Black PlagueResident Evil 0
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Resident Evil 0 leans harder on execution: Tank-control combat is modestly demanding
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Penumbra: Black Plague leans harder on variance: Unknown layouts, scares, and patrols on a blind run
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.