head to head
vs
ShenmuevsSupermarket Together
Shenmue leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Supermarket Together leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
ShenmueSupermarket Together
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Shenmue leans harder on execution: QTEs and light brawling demand modest timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Supermarket Together leans harder on optimization: Pricing, layout and task division drive the co-op loop
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.