head to head
vs
Powerslave (1996)vsThe Evil Within
Powerslave (1996) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Evil Within leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Powerslave (1996)The Evil Within
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
The Evil Within leans harder on reads: Haunted follow fixed behaviours; Ruvik is a scripted trigger
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
The Evil Within leans harder on optimization: Upgrade tree, bottle routing and enemy-avoid sequencing are deeply optimisable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.