head to head
vs
Silent HillvsYuppie Psycho
Silent Hill leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Yuppie Psycho leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Silent HillYuppie Psycho
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Silent Hill leans harder on execution: Combat is deliberately clumsy and forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Silent Hill leans harder on optimization: Routes, puzzles, and endings fully converge on replay
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.