head to head
vs
Out There SomewherevsSonic Generations
Out There Somewhere leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Sonic Generations leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Out There SomewhereSonic Generations
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Sonic Generations leans harder on execution: Holding speed through precise jumps and boosts is the test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 0
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.