head to head
vs
Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartvsThe Adventures of Shuggy
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Adventures of Shuggy leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartThe Adventures of Shuggy
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart leans harder on variance: Unknown encounters on first run.
Optimization6 vs 7
The Adventures of Shuggy leans harder on optimization: Each gimmick room is a solvable logic-and-route puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.