head to head
vs
Crash BandicootvsStrider 2
Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Strider 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crash BandicootStrider 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Crash Bandicoot leans harder on execution: Tight jumps on narrow paths punish slop
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Strider 2 leans harder on optimization: Pattern memorisation and route knowledge enable high-rank clears
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.