head to head
vs
System Shock 2vsVagrant Story
System Shock 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Vagrant Story leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
System Shock 2Vagrant Story
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
System Shock 2 leans harder on execution: Weapon degradation and limited stats moderate the raw aim ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
System Shock 2 leans harder on variance: Random loot locations and psi powers introduce run-to-run variance
Optimization9 vs 9
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.