head to head
vs
Fantasy Zone: The MazevsThe World Ends with You
Fantasy Zone: The Maze leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The World Ends with You leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Fantasy Zone: The MazeThe World Ends with You
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Fantasy Zone: The Maze leans harder on reads: Enemies follow fixed patterns, not adapting
Variance3 vs 2
Fantasy Zone: The Maze leans harder on variance: Enemy spawns add minor randomness
Optimization6 vs 6
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.