head to head
vs
Ori and the Blind ForestvsThe Pirates of Dark Water
Ori and the Blind Forest leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The Pirates of Dark Water leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Ori and the Blind ForestThe Pirates of Dark Water
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Ori and the Blind Forest leans harder on execution: Precise platforming and bash-chain escape sequences
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
The Pirates of Dark Water leans harder on optimization: Learning enemy patterns and crowd-control routines is the depth
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.