head to head
vs
PaRappa the RappervsRunner3
PaRappa the Rapper leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Runner3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
PaRappa the RapperRunner3
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
PaRappa the Rapper leans harder on variance: Songs are fixed sequences
Optimization3 vs 3
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.