head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvsMega Man X3
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mega Man X3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crash BandicootMega Man X3
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 6
Mega Man X3 leans harder on optimization: Weapon-order and upgrade routing is a known solved sequence
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.