head to head
vs
Easy Delivery Co.vsShenmue
Easy Delivery Co. leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shenmue leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Easy Delivery Co.Shenmue
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Easy Delivery Co. leans harder on variance: Hidden secrets and strange events reward exploration
Optimization4 vs 5
Shenmue leans harder on optimization: Clue order, NPC schedules, and move training are 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.