head to head
vs
Tetris Effect: ConnectedvsWildcat Gun Machine
Tetris Effect: Connected leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Wildcat Gun Machine leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Tetris Effect: ConnectedWildcat Gun Machine
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Tetris Effect: Connected leans harder on execution: Precision placement under acceleration is the entire skill ceiling
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Wildcat Gun Machine leans harder on variance: Procedural dungeon layouts and drops add randomness
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.