head to head
vs
Fireboy and Watergirl in the Forest TemplevsUnravel
Fireboy and Watergirl in the Forest Temple leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Unravel leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Fireboy and Watergirl in the Forest TempleUnravel
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Fireboy and Watergirl in the Forest Temple leans harder on execution: Controlling two characters simultaneously demands coordination.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Unravel leans harder on variance: Everything is visible and fixed
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.