head to head
vs
RicovsTricky Towers
Rico leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Tricky Towers leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
RicoTricky Towers
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 3
Rico leans harder on variance: Procedural level and enemy layouts add real randomness
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.