head to head
vs
KalimbavsPsychonauts 2
Kalimba leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Psychonauts 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
KalimbaPsychonauts 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Kalimba leans harder on execution: Controlling two totems at once strains coordination constantly
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Psychonauts 2 leans harder on variance: Level layouts and collectibles are fixed once seen
Optimization6 vs 6
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.