head to head
vs
Barrier XvsSuper Hexagon
Barrier X leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Hexagon leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Barrier XSuper Hexagon
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 10
Super Hexagon leans harder on execution: Sub-second reactions at extreme speed, pure reflex ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 2
Barrier X leans harder on optimization: Little to solve beyond reaction-time ceilings
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.