head to head
vs
Laika: Aged Through BloodvsSuper Mario World
Laika: Aged Through Blood leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Laika: Aged Through BloodSuper Mario World
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Laika: Aged Through Blood leans harder on execution: Flip-to-reload and one-hit deaths make every jump a stunt-shot test
Reads1 vs 0
Laika: Aged Through Blood leans harder on reads: Enemies are placed and scripted, not adaptive
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.