head to head
vs
Fireboy and Watergirl in the Forest TemplevsOddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Fireboy and Watergirl in the Forest Temple leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Fireboy and Watergirl in the Forest TempleOddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee leans harder on variance: Deterministic screens, no randomness
Optimization6 vs 7
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee leans harder on optimization: Mudokon rescue routes and puzzle solutions are 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.