head to head
UnpackingvsZen Bound 2
Unpacking leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zen Bound 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
UnpackingZen Bound 2
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Zen Bound 2 leans harder on execution: gentle rope-wrapping motion control
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Unpacking leans harder on optimization: Understanding acceptable placement rules and story logic guides packing decisions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

