head to head
vs
Contra 4vsOri and the Will of the Wisps
Contra 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ori and the Will of the Wisps leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Contra 4Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Contra 4 leans harder on execution: One-hit deaths under dense bullet patterns demand near-perfect inputs
Reads0 vs 1
Ori and the Will of the Wisps leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses, no human opponent
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.