head to head
vs
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About TimevsGumshoe
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Gumshoe leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About TimeGumshoe
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Gumshoe leans harder on variance: Diamond placement and enemy spawns add minor chaos
Optimization4 vs 3
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time leans harder on optimization: N. Verted and flashback routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.