head to head
vs
Cat Quest IIvsMarvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Cat Quest II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Cat Quest IIMarvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy leans harder on variance: story beats unknown only on first playthrough
Optimization5 vs 4
Cat Quest II leans harder on optimization: Gear, spells and level routing decide the pace
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.