head to head
vs
Kyatto Ninden TeyandeevsShovel Knight
Kyatto Ninden Teyandee leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shovel Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Kyatto Ninden TeyandeeShovel Knight
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Kyatto Ninden Teyandee leans harder on variance: Some enemy spawn variation but mostly fixed
Optimization5 vs 4
Kyatto Ninden Teyandee leans harder on optimization: Learning levels and character abilities rewards play
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.