head to head
vs
GunpointvsIco
Gunpoint leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ico leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
GunpointIco
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Ico leans harder on execution: Light platforming and shadow-swatting timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.