head to head
vs
Lara Croft GovsPokémon Gold
Lara Croft Go leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Gold leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Lara Croft GoPokémon Gold
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Lara Croft Go leans harder on execution: Turn-based taps, zero dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Pokémon Gold leans harder on variance: Encounter and shiny RNG, time-of-day spawns
Optimization8 vs 8
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.