head to head
vs
Oddworld: Abe's ExoddusvsPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Oddworld: Abe's ExoddusPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
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.
Optimization7 vs 6
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus leans harder on optimization: Quicksave routing and 300 rescues reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.