head to head
vs
Pac-Man 99vsRemnant: From the Ashes
Pac-Man 99 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Remnant: From the Ashes leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Pac-Man 99Remnant: From the Ashes
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Pac-Man 99 leans harder on reads: 98 opponents are anonymous noise, not readable minds
Variance4 vs 5
Remnant: From the Ashes leans harder on variance: Procedurally rolled worlds, bosses, and item availability.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.