head to head
vs
American ArcadiavsNight in the Woods
American Arcadia leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Night in the Woods leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
American ArcadiaNight in the Woods
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
American Arcadia leans harder on execution: Chase sequences want timing but stay forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
American Arcadia leans harder on optimization: Puzzle solutions are fixed and findable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.