head to head
vs
Ori and the Blind ForestvsThe Mysterious Murasame Castle
Ori and the Blind Forest leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The Mysterious Murasame Castle leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Ori and the Blind ForestThe Mysterious Murasame Castle
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
The Mysterious Murasame Castle leans harder on execution: Fast sword and shuriken combat against swarms is the core
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The Mysterious Murasame Castle leans harder on variance: Fixed level layouts with minor spawn variation
Optimization4 vs 4
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.