head to head
vs
Cadence of HyrulevsCrypt of the NecroDancer
Cadence of Hyrule leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Crypt of the NecroDancer leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Cadence of HyruleCrypt of the NecroDancer
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Crypt of the NecroDancer leans harder on execution: Rhythm-locked inputs on every beat punish any miss.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Crypt of the NecroDancer leans harder on variance: Procedural dungeons and item drops add some swing.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.