head to head
vs
Oddworld: Abe's OddyseevsOut There Somewhere
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Out There Somewhere leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Oddworld: Abe's OddyseeOut There Somewhere
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Out There Somewhere leans harder on execution: Teleport-gun shots mid-jump demand precise aim and timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee leans harder on variance: Deterministic screens, no randomness
Optimization7 vs 7
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.