head to head
vs
Comix ZonevsTouhou Youyoumu: Perfect Cherry Blossom
Comix Zone leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Touhou Youyoumu: Perfect Cherry Blossom leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Comix ZoneTouhou Youyoumu: Perfect Cherry Blossom
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Touhou Youyoumu: Perfect Cherry Blossom leans harder on execution: Weaving pixel-perfect through dense bullet curtains is everything
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Touhou Youyoumu: Perfect Cherry Blossom leans harder on optimization: Cherry scoring and bomb routing define high play
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.