head to head
vs
Metroid: Zero MissionvsPatapon Remastered
Metroid: Zero Mission leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Patapon Remastered leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Metroid: Zero MissionPatapon Remastered
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Patapon Remastered leans harder on optimization: Unit composition and rhythm-command strategy are deeply 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.