head to head
vs
ScornvsThe Da Vinci Code
Scorn leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Da Vinci Code leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
ScornThe Da Vinci Code
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Scorn leans harder on execution: Clunky combat exists but avoidance usually suffices
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
The Da Vinci Code leans harder on optimization: Cryptographic puzzles are fixed solvable problems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.