head to head
vs
CatherinevsR-Type Final 2
Catherine leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); R-Type Final 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
CatherineR-Type Final 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Catherine leans harder on reads: Versus mode exists but is niche
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
R-Type Final 2 leans harder on optimization: Force pod attachment strategy and ship selection are deeply solvable systems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.