head to head
vs
HobvsIn Sound Mind
Hob leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); In Sound Mind leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
HobIn Sound Mind
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Hob leans harder on execution: Dodge-roll combat and platforming with moderate timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
In Sound Mind leans harder on variance: Scares land once, then are known
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.