head to head
vs
Captain Toad: Treasure TrackervsMario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Captain Toad: Treasure TrackerMario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker leans harder on variance: Everything is visible and fixed
Optimization8 vs 7
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker leans harder on optimization: Rotating dioramas to solve fixed route puzzles
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.