head to head
vs
CelestevsCuphead
Celeste leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Cuphead leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
CelesteCuphead
Axis by axis
Execution10 vs 9
Celeste leans harder on execution: Pixel-perfect dashes and wavedashes are the entire skill.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Cuphead leans harder on variance: Minor attack-order shuffling between phases.
Optimization4 vs 6
Cuphead leans harder on optimization: Loadouts and boss phase order 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.