head to head
vs
Donkey Kong Jr. MathvsinFamous Second Son
Donkey Kong Jr. Math leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); inFamous Second Son leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Donkey Kong Jr. MathinFamous Second Son
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
inFamous Second Son leans harder on execution: Fluid traversal and aimed particle powers
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
inFamous Second Son leans harder on variance: Seattle sandbox is deterministic
Optimization5 vs 5
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.