head to head
vs
Octodad: Dadliest CatchvsShu
Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shu leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Octodad: Dadliest CatchShu
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 0
Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans harder on variance: Physics wobble adds slapstick unpredictability
Optimization3 vs 3
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.