head to head
vs
Angels of DeathvsCostume Quest
Angels of Death leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Costume Quest leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Angels of DeathCostume Quest
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Costume Quest leans harder on execution: Timed button prompts are the only dexterity ask
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Angels of Death leans harder on variance: Story twists are unknown but linear once seen
Optimization4 vs 4
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.