head to head
vs
Chants of SennaarvsChild of Light
Chants of Sennaar leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Child of Light leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Chants of SennaarChild of Light
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Child of Light leans harder on execution: Timeline interrupts need only light timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Chants of Sennaar leans harder on optimization: Deciphering each language layer is a systematic closed deduction problem
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.