head to head
vs
Raw Danger!vsThe Last Guardian
Raw Danger! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Last Guardian leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Raw Danger!The Last Guardian
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Raw Danger! leans harder on execution: Climbing and evading floodwater needs only modest control
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Raw Danger! leans harder on optimization: Managing warmth, items and route choices is the survival system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.