head to head
vs
Alwa's LegacyvsMetroid: Zero Mission
Alwa's Legacy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Metroid: Zero Mission leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alwa's LegacyMetroid: Zero Mission
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Alwa's Legacy leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies and bosses
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.