head to head
vs
CatherinevsShadow of the Colossus
Catherine leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shadow of the Colossus leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
CatherineShadow of the Colossus
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Catherine leans harder on execution: Climbing block towers fast under time pressure
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Catherine leans harder on variance: Some randomized block layouts on replays
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.