head to head
vs
3 Count BoutvsSpeedRunners
3 Count Bout leans Execution (Competitive PvP); SpeedRunners leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
3 Count BoutSpeedRunners
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
SpeedRunners leans harder on execution: Grapple swings and boost timing at full speed decide races
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
SpeedRunners leans harder on variance: Item pickups add party-game chaos
Optimization4 vs 4
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.