head to head
vs
Half-Life 2: Lost CoastvsPuppy Cross
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Puppy Cross leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Half-Life 2: Lost CoastPuppy Cross
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Puppy Cross leans harder on execution: Simple lane-dodging reflex timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Puppy Cross leans harder on variance: Obstacle spawn randomness varies runs
Optimization2 vs 2
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.