head to head
Blaster Master ZerovsRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Blaster Master Zero leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Blaster Master ZeroRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Blaster Master Zero leans harder on execution: Tank platforming plus top-down run-and-gun shooting
Reads1 vs 0
Blaster Master Zero leans harder on reads: Scripted mutant bosses
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.

