head to head
vs
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the FuturevsGod of War Ragnarok
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); God of War Ragnarok leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the FutureGod of War Ragnarok
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
God of War Ragnarok leans harder on reads: Bosses use fixed movesets
Variance2 vs 1
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future leans harder on variance: Hidden paths and puzzle solutions until first discovery
Optimization6 vs 6
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.