head to head
vs
Alice: Madness ReturnsvsDonkey Kong Bananza
Alice: Madness Returns leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Donkey Kong Bananza leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Alice: Madness ReturnsDonkey Kong Bananza
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Donkey Kong Bananza leans harder on variance: Buried secrets unknown until dug up
Optimization5 vs 6
Donkey Kong Bananza leans harder on optimization: Destructible terrain rewards creative routing and collectible hunting
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.