head to head
vs
Curse of the Dead GodsvsMario Kart 8
Curse of the Dead Gods leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mario Kart 8 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Curse of the Dead GodsMario Kart 8
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 6
Curse of the Dead Gods leans harder on execution: Parry timing and stamina control carry combat survival.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Mario Kart 8 leans harder on variance: item boxes are heavily randomized
Optimization6 vs 5
Curse of the Dead Gods leans harder on optimization: Build paths and curse stacking reward planning.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.