head to head
vs
Journey to SiliusvsSonic the Hedgehog 3
Journey to Silius leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sonic the Hedgehog 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Journey to SiliusSonic the Hedgehog 3
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Journey to Silius leans harder on execution: Precise jumps and dodges under NES-hard pressure define it
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 leans harder on variance: Levels never change between runs
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.