head to head
vs
Cry of FearvsEarth Defense Force
Cry of Fear leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Earth Defense Force leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Cry of FearEarth Defense Force
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Earth Defense Force leans harder on execution: Top-down shooting and dodging are the core demand
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Cry of Fear leans harder on optimization: Weapon selection, safe routing and stamina discipline are optimisable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.