head to head
vs
BloodshorevsKholat
Bloodshore leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Kholat leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
BloodshoreKholat
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Kholat leans harder on execution: Walking the mountain takes no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Bloodshore leans harder on variance: Branch outcomes are hidden until a path is taken
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.