head to head
vs
La-MulanavsRatchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
La-Mulana leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
La-MulanaRatchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal leans harder on reads: Campaign is scripted; legacy multiplayer added a thin PvP layer.
Variance4 vs 2
La-Mulana leans harder on variance: Unknowable puzzle clues and traps until deciphered.
Optimization8 vs 7
La-Mulana leans harder on optimization: Decoding tablet riddles converges into pure solved knowledge.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.