head to head
vs
Red Ninja: End of HonorvsSonic Mania
Red Ninja: End of Honor leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sonic Mania leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Red Ninja: End of HonorSonic Mania
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Red Ninja: End of Honor leans harder on reads: Guards follow fixed patrols, not adapting minds
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Sonic Mania leans harder on optimization: Route knowledge dominates speedruns
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.