head to head
vs
Dead EstatevsPokémon Pinball
Dead Estate leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Pokémon Pinball leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Dead EstatePokémon Pinball
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 4
Dead Estate leans harder on variance: Item, weapon and room rolls reshape every ascent
Optimization5 vs 4
Dead Estate leans harder on optimization: Knowing item synergies and boss patterns compounds runs
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.