head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvsJourney to Silius
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Journey to Silius leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crash BandicootJourney to Silius
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 0
Crash Bandicoot leans harder on variance: Everything scripted and placed
Optimization5 vs 5
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.