head to head
vs
Fade to BlackvsSuper Mario Run
Fade to Black leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario Run leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Fade to BlackSuper Mario Run
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Fade to Black leans harder on variance: Some randomness in enemy placement.
Optimization5 vs 4
Fade to Black leans harder on optimization: Level routes and puzzle solutions are learnable and 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.