head to head
vs
Rick DangerousvsTomb Raider
Rick Dangerous leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Rick DangerousTomb Raider
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Rick Dangerous leans harder on execution: Pixel-precise dodges once traps are known.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 2
Rick Dangerous leans harder on variance: Unknowable first-time death traps until memorised.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.