head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvsRabi-Ribi
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Rabi-Ribi leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crash BandicootRabi-Ribi
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
Rabi-Ribi leans harder on variance: Exploration unknowns on first run.
Optimization5 vs 6
Rabi-Ribi leans harder on optimization: Sequence-breaking routes and boss pattern study converge to mastery.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.