head to head
vs
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on BloboloniavsBlack Mesa
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Black Mesa leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on BloboloniaBlack Mesa
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Black Mesa leans harder on execution: Classic FPS aim and platforming sequences
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia leans harder on variance: Which bean solves which obstacle is hidden until discovered
Optimization6 vs 6
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.