head to head
vs
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of ChornobylvsVagante
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Vagante leans Variance (Twitch Chaos).
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of ChornobylVagante
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl leans harder on reads: A-Life NPCs roam but never model the player adaptively
Variance6 vs 7
Vagante leans harder on variance: Procedural caves, unidentified items, random enemy placement
Optimization6 vs 6
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.