head to head
vs
BraidvsOddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Braid leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BraidOddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee leans harder on execution: Precise platforming and stealth timing kill instantly
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee leans harder on variance: Deterministic screens, no randomness
Optimization9 vs 7
Braid leans harder on optimization: Understanding each world's time-manipulation rule and its exact solution is the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.