head to head
vs
Crypt of the NecroDancervsShadow Warrior (2013)
Crypt of the NecroDancer leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shadow Warrior (2013) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crypt of the NecroDancerShadow Warrior (2013)
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Crypt of the NecroDancer leans harder on execution: Rhythm-locked inputs on every beat punish any miss.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Crypt of the NecroDancer leans harder on variance: Procedural dungeons and item drops add some swing.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.