head to head
vs
Bullet Heaven 2vsSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Bullet Heaven 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Bullet Heaven 2Serious Sam: The First Encounter
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Bullet Heaven 2 leans harder on execution: Dodging dense bullet patterns is the whole game
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Bullet Heaven 2 leans harder on optimization: Character and weapon choice optimize survival underneath
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.