head to head
vs
HarmoKnightvsOctodad: Dadliest Catch
HarmoKnight leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
HarmoKnightOctodad: Dadliest Catch
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
HarmoKnight leans harder on execution: Perfect inputs ARE the game - hitting beats on time
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans harder on variance: Physics wobble adds slapstick unpredictability
Optimization3 vs 3
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.