head to head
vs
Enslaved: Odyssey to the WestvsKirby & The Amazing Mirror
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Kirby & The Amazing Mirror leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Enslaved: Odyssey to the WestKirby & The Amazing Mirror
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West leans harder on execution: Forgiving combat and automated climbing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror leans harder on variance: Maze layout unknown until explored
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.