head to head
vs
Human: Fall FlatvsThe Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Human: Fall Flat leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Human: Fall FlatThe Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Human: Fall Flat leans harder on execution: Wrestling floppy physics limbs is the joke
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories leans harder on optimization: Using self-mutilation mechanics correctly per puzzle is the test
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.