head to head
vs
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About TimevsGeometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About TimeGeometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 leans harder on execution: Twin-stick dodging in dense swarms is the core test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 leans harder on variance: Spawn randomness keeps runs varied
Optimization4 vs 4
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.