head to head
vs
Silent Hill 2 (2001)vsYanloveless Simulator
Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Yanloveless Simulator leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Silent Hill 2 (2001)Yanloveless Simulator
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on reads: Monsters follow simple fixed behaviours, never model the player
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Silent Hill 2 (2001) leans harder on optimization: Puzzle solutions, route knowledge and weapon use are fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.