head to head
vs
Everlasting SummervsMissed Messages.
Everlasting Summer leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Missed Messages. leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Everlasting SummerMissed Messages.
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Missed Messages. leans harder on variance: Endings are hidden until each path is tried
Optimization3 vs 2
Everlasting Summer leans harder on optimization: Mapping choice branches to endings is trivially solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.