head to head
vs
Back to the FuturevsOctodad: Dadliest Catch
Back to the Future leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Back to the FutureOctodad: Dadliest Catch
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Back to the Future leans harder on variance: Obstacle mixes vary slightly per attempt
Optimization3 vs 3
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.