head to head
vs
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor LegacyvsMetroid: Zero Mission
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Metroid: Zero Mission leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor LegacyMetroid: Zero Mission
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Metroid: Zero Mission leans harder on variance: hidden passages unknown only once
Optimization5 vs 6
Metroid: Zero Mission leans harder on optimization: sequence breaks and route optimization are celebrated
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.