head to head
vs
Pony IslandvsSilent Hill 2 (2001)
Pony Island leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Pony IslandSilent Hill 2 (2001)
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on reads: Monsters follow simple fixed behaviours, never model the player
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on optimization: Puzzle solutions, route knowledge and weapon use are fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.