head to head
vs
CupheadvsShadow Warrior 3
Cuphead leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shadow Warrior 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
CupheadShadow Warrior 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
Shadow Warrior 3 leans harder on variance: Level encounters are consistent and fully learnable
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.