head to head
vs
Dr. Mario: Miracle CurevsThe Evil Within
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Evil Within leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dr. Mario: Miracle CureThe Evil Within
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure leans harder on execution: Fast piece placement under accelerating speed decides play
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure leans harder on variance: Random pill colours create the puzzle pressure
Optimization6 vs 7
The Evil Within leans harder on optimization: Upgrade tree, bottle routing and enemy-avoid sequencing are deeply optimisable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.