head to head
vs
Sayonara Wild HeartsvsThe Polynomial
Sayonara Wild Hearts leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Polynomial leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Sayonara Wild HeartsThe Polynomial
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
The Polynomial leans harder on execution: Free-flight aiming and dodging in 3D space matters
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
The Polynomial leans harder on variance: Enemy spawns have arcade randomness
Optimization3 vs 3
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.