head to head
vs
Deepest SwordvsOctodad: Dadliest Catch
Deepest Sword leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Deepest SwordOctodad: Dadliest Catch
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans harder on variance: Physics wobble adds slapstick unpredictability
Optimization3 vs 3
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.