head to head
vs
Gemini RuevsPaper Lily: Chapter 1
Gemini Rue leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Paper Lily: Chapter 1 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Gemini RuePaper Lily: Chapter 1
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Paper Lily: Chapter 1 leans harder on variance: Unknown puzzle solutions and surprises until the route is learned
Optimization7 vs 6
Gemini Rue leans harder on optimization: Puzzles have single fixed solutions; walkthrough trivializes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.