head to head
vs
Shovel KnightvsUbersoldier II
Shovel Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ubersoldier II leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Shovel KnightUbersoldier II
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Ubersoldier II leans harder on variance: Encounters are fixed once the level is known
Optimization4 vs 3
Shovel Knight leans harder on optimization: Relic and upgrade choices shape runs
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.