head to head
vs
Cut the Rope: Time TravelvsFull Throttle
Cut the Rope: Time Travel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Full Throttle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cut the Rope: Time TravelFull Throttle
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Full Throttle leans harder on variance: Minimal randomness; world state is tightly authored
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.