head to head
vs
Black the FallvsDonkey Kong Bananza
Black the Fall leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Donkey Kong Bananza leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Black the FallDonkey Kong Bananza
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Donkey Kong Bananza leans harder on execution: Punch-heavy traversal and boss fights
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Black the Fall leans harder on variance: Puzzle mechanics are unknown until each trial-and-error death
Optimization6 vs 6
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.