head to head
vs
Rise of the Tomb RaidervsSilent Hill f
Rise of the Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Silent Hill f leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Rise of the Tomb RaiderSilent Hill f
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Silent Hill f leans harder on variance: First-run layouts and shrine choices hide information
Optimization6 vs 7
Silent Hill f leans harder on optimization: Resource economy and boss patterns converge with study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.