head to head
vs
Out There SomewherevsRatchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
Out There Somewhere leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Out There SomewhereRatchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus leans harder on variance: Fixed level layouts, minimal hidden information
Optimization7 vs 6
Out There Somewhere leans harder on optimization: Seeing the teleport solution is the puzzle's real lock
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.