head to head
vs
Animal WellvsRatchet & Clank: A Crack in Time
Animal Well leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Animal WellRatchet & Clank: A Crack in Time
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time leans harder on execution: Hoverboot movement, aiming, and time-puzzle dexterity.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Animal Well leans harder on optimization: Metroidvania puzzles reward deep optimization.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.