head to head
vs
Michael Jackson: The ExperiencevsOctodad: Dadliest Catch
Michael Jackson: The Experience leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Michael Jackson: The ExperienceOctodad: Dadliest Catch
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans harder on variance: Physics wobble adds slapstick unpredictability
Optimization2 vs 3
Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans harder on optimization: Simple objectives, little system depth
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.