head to head
vs
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong QuestvsYooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong QuestYooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest leans harder on optimization: Routes, DK coins, and bonuses fully mappable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.