head to head
vs
And Yet It MovesvsPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time
And Yet It Moves leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
And Yet It MovesPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time
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.
Variance0 vs 1
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time leans harder on variance: Rewind power removes most consequence of surprise
Optimization5 vs 6
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time leans harder on optimization: Route reading and dagger resource management solve each room
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.