head to head
vs
Resident Evil 2vsSilent Hill
Resident Evil 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Silent Hill leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Resident Evil 2Silent Hill
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Resident Evil 2 leans harder on execution: Tank controls and aim need competence, not mastery
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Resident Evil 2 leans harder on optimization: Routing, ammo economy, and puzzles fully converge on replay
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.