head to head
vs
Captain Toad: Treasure TrackervsGruntz
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Gruntz leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Captain Toad: Treasure TrackerGruntz
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Gruntz leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripted behaviour, not adaptive
Variance1 vs 2
Gruntz leans harder on variance: Little randomness in fixed level layouts
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.