head to head
vs
Super Meat Boy ForevervsTetris Effect
Super Meat Boy Forever leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tetris Effect leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Meat Boy ForeverTetris Effect
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Super Meat Boy Forever leans harder on variance: Procedurally assembled level chunks
Optimization3 vs 4
Tetris Effect leans harder on optimization: Stacking theory and Zone usage have known optimal lines
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.