head to head
vs
SmutavsThe Deer God
Smuta leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Deer God leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
SmutaThe Deer God
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
The Deer God leans harder on execution: Platforming and charging attacks need moderate timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
The Deer God leans harder on variance: Procedural terrain and weather vary each journey
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.