head to head
vs
8 EyesvsSonic Mania
8 Eyes leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sonic Mania leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
8 EyesSonic Mania
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Sonic Mania leans harder on reads: No human opponent
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
8 Eyes leans harder on optimization: Falcon coordination and castle sequencing are the real puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.