head to head
vs
Alwa's LegacyvsSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Alwa's Legacy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alwa's LegacySuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
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 1
Alwa's Legacy leans harder on variance: First-run map and secret discovery
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.