head to head
vs
Tenchu: Wrath of HeavenvsThe Evil Within
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Evil Within leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Tenchu: Wrath of HeavenThe Evil Within
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
The Evil Within leans harder on execution: Precise shooting and crafting under scarce resources demand execution
Reads0 vs 1
The Evil Within leans harder on reads: Haunted follow fixed behaviours; Ruvik is a scripted trigger
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.