head to head
vs
Shadow ManvsThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Shadow Man leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Shadow ManThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Shadow Man leans harder on execution: Platforming and aim matter but rarely spike
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.