head to head
vs
Confidential MissionvsSkate.
Confidential Mission leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Skate. leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Confidential MissionSkate.
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Confidential Mission leans harder on reads: Enemies pop on scripts, not adaptive prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Skate. leans harder on optimization: Spot selection and trick sequencing for score chases have learnable optimal lines
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.