head to head
vs
Ghost of a TalevsMarvel: Ultimate Alliance
Ghost of a Tale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Marvel: Ultimate Alliance leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Ghost of a TaleMarvel: Ultimate Alliance
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance leans harder on execution: brawling and dodge timing are forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Ghost of a Tale leans harder on variance: Quest items and routes hidden first time
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.