head to head
vs
Cat QuestvsOkami
Cat Quest leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Okami leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Cat QuestOkami
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Okami leans harder on execution: Brush strokes and combat timing, forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Okami leans harder on optimization: Brush technique use, upgrades, and exploration
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.