head to head
vs
Silent Hill 2 (2001)vsThe Bluecoats: North vs. South
Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Bluecoats: North vs. South leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Silent Hill 2 (2001)The Bluecoats: North vs. South
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on execution: Clunky combat is intentional; survival over precision
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.