head to head
vs
8-Bit BayonettavsA Hat in Time
8-Bit Bayonetta leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); A Hat in Time leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
8-Bit BayonettaA Hat in Time
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
A Hat in Time leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 3
A Hat in Time leans harder on optimization: Badge loadouts offer light tuning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.