head to head
vs
Marvel's Guardians of the GalaxyvsThe Pathless
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Pathless leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Marvel's Guardians of the GalaxyThe Pathless
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.
Variance2 vs 1
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy leans harder on variance: story beats unknown only on first playthrough
Optimization4 vs 5
The Pathless leans harder on optimization: Puzzle solutions and traversal routing form the core test
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.