head to head
vs
Insaniquarium! DeluxevsThe Last of Us
Insaniquarium! Deluxe leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Insaniquarium! DeluxeThe Last of Us
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
The Last of Us leans harder on execution: Aim, stealth timing, and scarce-ammo combat
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Insaniquarium! Deluxe leans harder on variance: alien attacks and fish spawns randomized
Optimization5 vs 5
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.