head to head
vs
Megaton RainfallvsNieR
Megaton Rainfall leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); NieR leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Megaton RainfallNieR
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Megaton Rainfall leans harder on variance: Attack locations vary per run but follow known types
Optimization4 vs 5
NieR leans harder on optimization: builds and side systems solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.