head to head
vs
LimbovsThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Limbo leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
LimboThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Limbo leans harder on execution: Tight platforming with trial-and-error.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring leans harder on variance: Encounters are fixed; little is random once seen
Optimization5 vs 5
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.