head to head
vs
PsychonautsvsSunset Overdrive
Psychonauts leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sunset Overdrive leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
PsychonautsSunset Overdrive
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Sunset Overdrive leans harder on variance: Horde mode spawns mix things up slightly
Optimization4 vs 5
Sunset Overdrive leans harder on optimization: Amp builds, traversal lines, and style multipliers are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.