head to head
vs
Comix ZonevseXceed 3rd: Jade Penetrate Black Package
Comix Zone leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); eXceed 3rd: Jade Penetrate Black Package leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Comix ZoneeXceed 3rd: Jade Penetrate Black Package
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
eXceed 3rd: Jade Penetrate Black Package leans harder on execution: Weaving through dense bullet patterns is the core test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
eXceed 3rd: Jade Penetrate Black Package leans harder on variance: Patterns are fixed; randomness is minimal
Optimization5 vs 5
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.