head to head
vs
CarrionvsKlonoa: Empire of Dreams
Carrion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Klonoa: Empire of Dreams leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
CarrionKlonoa: Empire of Dreams
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Carrion leans harder on variance: Layouts and encounters are fixed
Optimization6 vs 7
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams leans harder on optimization: Working out each room's enemy-toss solution is the real game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.