head to head
vs
Rayman LegendsvsShovel Knight
Rayman Legends leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shovel Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Rayman LegendsShovel Knight
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Rayman Legends leans harder on execution: Tight 2D platforming and music levels
Reads0 vs 1
Shovel Knight leans harder on reads: Scripted boss patterns, not reads
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.