head to head
vs
Celeste ClassicvsCrash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Celeste Classic leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Celeste ClassicCrash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Celeste Classic leans harder on execution: Frame-tight dash-jumps define every screen
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time leans harder on variance: Deterministic levels
Optimization4 vs 4
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.