head to head
vs
SlitterheadvsThe Evil Within 2
Slitterhead leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Evil Within 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
SlitterheadThe Evil Within 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Slitterhead leans harder on reads: Enemies scripted with some randomness, not adaptive
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
The Evil Within 2 leans harder on optimization: Upgrade system, open-area routing and crafting are fully optimisable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.