head to head
vs
Mario Kart 8vsPolice Stories
Mario Kart 8 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Police Stories leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Mario Kart 8Police Stories
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Mario Kart 8 leans harder on reads: minimal, mostly reacting not predicting
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Police Stories leans harder on optimization: Room-clearing procedure and tool usage converge to doctrine
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.