head to head
vs
Guacamelee!vsKirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Guacamelee! leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Guacamelee!Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Guacamelee! leans harder on optimization: Ability routing, combos, and secret hunting
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.