head to head
vs
Captain Toad: Treasure TrackervsUnmechanical: Extended Edition
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Unmechanical: Extended Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Captain Toad: Treasure TrackerUnmechanical: Extended Edition
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
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.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.