head to head
vs
CupheadvsDanmaku Unlimited 3
Cuphead leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Danmaku Unlimited 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
CupheadDanmaku Unlimited 3
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Danmaku Unlimited 3 leans harder on variance: Minor item randomness, patterns deterministic
Optimization6 vs 5
Cuphead leans harder on optimization: Loadouts and boss phase order are fully learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.