head to head
vs
It Takes TwovsOrion: Prelude
It Takes Two leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Orion: Prelude leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
It Takes TwoOrion: Prelude
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Orion: Prelude leans harder on variance: Wave composition and spawns add run-to-run noise
Optimization5 vs 4
It Takes Two leans harder on optimization: Each chapter has an optimal movement approach once mechanics are learned
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.