head to head
vs
Octodad: Dadliest CatchvsPilotwings Resort
Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Pilotwings Resort leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Octodad: Dadliest CatchPilotwings Resort
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.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Pilotwings Resort leans harder on optimization: Route lines and point targets are learnable per mission
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.