Building comparison
head to head
Alltynex SecondvsLies of P
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
Alltynex Second
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A top-down shmup testing dodging and aiming against memorizable bullet patterns.
Lies of P
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A demanding souls-like won by perfect-guard timing and weapon assembly.
Alltynex Second leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Lies of P leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Alltynex SecondLies of P
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Alltynex Second
Bullet-hell dodging and aiming are the whole skill
Lies of P
Perfect-guard timing window punishes errors
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Alltynex Second
Bosses are fixed patterns, not adaptive
Lies of P
Scripted bosses, no adaptation
Variance2 vs 1
Alltynex Second leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Alltynex Second
Patterns memorizable, little true randomness
Lies of P
Minor weapon assembly variance
Optimization5 vs 6
Lies of P leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Alltynex Second
Learning safe routes and sword timing optimizes survival
Lies of P
Weapon assembly and P-organ builds reward planning
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.