head to head
vs
Swamp AttackvsThe Last of Us
Swamp Attack leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Swamp AttackThe Last of Us
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
The Last of Us leans harder on execution: Aim, stealth timing, and scarce-ammo combat
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Swamp Attack leans harder on variance: Enemy spawn mix adds some randomness across waves
Optimization5 vs 5
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.