head to head
vs
Life Goes On: Done to DeathvsSuper Paper Mario
Life Goes On: Done to Death leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Super Paper Mario leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Life Goes On: Done to DeathSuper Paper Mario
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Life Goes On: Done to Death leans harder on optimization: Planning which deaths build the path IS the puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.