head to head
vs
Call of Juarez: The CartelvsShovel Knight
Call of Juarez: The Cartel leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shovel Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Call of Juarez: The CartelShovel Knight
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Call of Juarez: The Cartel leans harder on reads: Co-op secret objectives add mild teammate suspicion
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Shovel Knight leans harder on optimization: Relic and upgrade choices shape runs
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.