head to head
vs
OwlboyvsSpyro the Dragon
Owlboy leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Spyro the Dragon leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
OwlboySpyro the Dragon
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Spyro the Dragon leans harder on execution: Gliding and charging need modest precision at most
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Owlboy leans harder on optimization: Boss patterns and secrets are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.