head to head
vs
The Pirates of Dark WatervsTomb Raider (2013)
The Pirates of Dark Water leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tomb Raider (2013) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
The Pirates of Dark WaterTomb Raider (2013)
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
The Pirates of Dark Water leans harder on execution: Combo timing, throws and hazard dodging carry every level
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
The Pirates of Dark Water leans harder on optimization: Learning enemy patterns and crowd-control routines is the depth
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.