head to head
vs
Rain on Your ParadevsUntitled Goose Game
Rain on Your Parade leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Untitled Goose Game leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Rain on Your ParadeUntitled Goose Game
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Rain on Your Parade leans harder on variance: Level gimmicks surprise only on first encounter
Optimization5 vs 4
Rain on Your Parade leans harder on optimization: Objective puzzles reward figuring out each level's trick
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.