head to head
vs
Alltynex SecondvsPainkiller (2004)
Alltynex Second leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Painkiller (2004) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Alltynex SecondPainkiller (2004)
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Alltynex Second leans harder on execution: Bullet-hell dodging and aiming are the whole skill
Reads1 vs 0
Alltynex Second leans harder on reads: Bosses are fixed patterns, not adaptive
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.