head to head
vs
Freddi Fish and The Case of the Missing Kelp SeedsvsThe Neverhood
Freddi Fish and The Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Neverhood leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Freddi Fish and The Case of the Missing Kelp SeedsThe Neverhood
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Neverhood leans harder on execution: Point-and-click; no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Freddi Fish and The Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds leans harder on variance: Item locations shuffle between playthroughs
Optimization4 vs 4
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.