head to head
vs
Pokémon Rumble WorldvsStill Wakes the Deep
Pokémon Rumble World leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Still Wakes the Deep leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Pokémon Rumble WorldStill Wakes the Deep
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Pokémon Rumble World leans harder on variance: Befriend rolls and move rerolls gate collection progress
Optimization4 vs 5
Still Wakes the Deep leans harder on optimization: Safe-path knowledge and object-use sequences are memorisable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.