head to head
vs
SteepvsSydney 2000
Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sydney 2000 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
SteepSydney 2000
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Sydney 2000 leans harder on execution: Button-mashing rhythm and timing windows decide every event
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
Steep leans harder on optimization: Line choice and trick scoring math reward study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.