head to head
vs
Tetris Effect: ConnectedvsXeno Crisis
Tetris Effect: Connected leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Xeno Crisis leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Tetris Effect: ConnectedXeno Crisis
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Tetris Effect: Connected leans harder on execution: Precision placement under acceleration is the entire skill ceiling
Reads1 vs 0
Tetris Effect: Connected leans harder on reads: Zone-battle opponents exist but format leans on execution
Variance3 vs 3
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.