head to head
vs
Enslaved: Odyssey to the WestvsLittle Nightmares III
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Little Nightmares III leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Enslaved: Odyssey to the WestLittle Nightmares III
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Little Nightmares III leans harder on variance: some randomized chase/hazard elements
Optimization5 vs 4
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West leans harder on optimization: Upgrades and encounter solutions are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.