head to head
vs
PsychonautsvsThe NewZealand Story
Psychonauts leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The NewZealand Story leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
PsychonautsThe NewZealand Story
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
The NewZealand Story leans harder on variance: Vehicle and pickup spawns add mild luck.
Optimization4 vs 5
The NewZealand Story leans harder on optimization: Maze-like stages reward learned warp routes.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.