head to head
vs
Silent Hill: OriginsvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Silent Hill: Origins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Silent Hill: OriginsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Silent Hill: Origins leans harder on variance: Hidden layouts and mirror-world switches surprise once
Optimization7 vs 6
Silent Hill: Origins leans harder on optimization: Weapon inventory and puzzle routes converge quickly
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.