head to head
vs
Out There SomewherevsSuper Metroid
Out There Somewhere leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Metroid leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Out There SomewhereSuper Metroid
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Super Metroid leans harder on execution: Wall-jumps, shinesparks and boss dodges demand precise inputs
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Super Metroid leans harder on variance: Item and route knowledge is fixed once discovered
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.