head to head
vs
Naughty BearvsSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Naughty Bear leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); South Park: The Stick of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Naughty BearSouth Park: The Stick of Truth
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
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.
Optimization7 vs 6
Naughty Bear leans harder on optimization: Maximising scare-point combos per level is a solvable puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.