head to head
vs
Adventures of ManavsBastion
Adventures of Mana leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Bastion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Adventures of ManaBastion
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Adventures of Mana leans harder on reads: Fixed enemy scripts, no true adaptation.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Bastion leans harder on optimization: Weapon and idol builds reward planning.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.