head to head
vs
Cadence of HyrulevsHotline Miami
Cadence of Hyrule leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Hotline Miami leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Cadence of HyruleHotline Miami
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Cadence of Hyrule leans harder on variance: Procedural overworld layout shifts each save.
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.