head to head
vs
Call of the SeavsCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Call of the Sea leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Call of the SeaCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 3
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker leans harder on execution: Gentle navigation, no jumping, light timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Call of the Sea leans harder on variance: Hidden solutions surprise only once
Optimization8 vs 8
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.