head to head
vs
Shovel KnightvsUncharted 2: Among Thieves
Shovel Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Shovel KnightUncharted 2: Among Thieves
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Shovel Knight leans harder on execution: Pogo combat and platforming need timing
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.