head to head
vs
Alwa's AwakeningvsBlasphemous
Alwa's Awakening leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Blasphemous leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alwa's AwakeningBlasphemous
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Alwa's Awakening leans harder on variance: Unknown map and secrets first playthrough
Optimization6 vs 5
Alwa's Awakening leans harder on optimization: Three-spell puzzle solutions and route knowledge dominate
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.