head to head
vs
Enslaved: Odyssey to the WestvsShantae and the Seven Sirens
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shantae and the Seven Sirens leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Enslaved: Odyssey to the WestShantae and the Seven Sirens
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Shantae and the Seven Sirens leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.