head to head
vs
CelestevsCrash Bandicoot
Celeste leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
CelesteCrash Bandicoot
Axis by axis
Execution10 vs 8
Celeste leans harder on execution: Pixel-perfect dashes and wavedashes are the entire skill.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Crash Bandicoot leans harder on variance: Everything scripted and placed
Optimization4 vs 5
Crash Bandicoot leans harder on optimization: Box routes and gem requirements are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.