head to head
vs
CupheadvsGeometry Wars: Galaxies
Cuphead leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Geometry Wars: Galaxies leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
CupheadGeometry Wars: Galaxies
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
Geometry Wars: Galaxies leans harder on variance: Spawn timing varies slightly but behaviour types are fixed
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.