head to head
vs
Brute ForcevsGolden Axe
Brute Force leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Golden Axe leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Brute ForceGolden Axe
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Brute Force leans harder on reads: Mostly scripted aliens; versus modes add slight human prediction
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Golden Axe leans harder on optimization: Wave patterns and magic usage are fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.