head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvsLaika: Aged Through Blood
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Laika: Aged Through Blood leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crash BandicootLaika: Aged Through Blood
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Laika: Aged Through Blood leans harder on reads: Enemies are placed and scripted, not adaptive
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
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.