head to head
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DJMax Respect VvsVVVVVV
DJMax Respect V leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); VVVVVV leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DJMax Respect VVVVVVV
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 0
DJMax Respect V leans harder on variance: minimal randomness, fixed note charts
Optimization2 vs 3
VVVVVV leans harder on optimization: Routes are short and obvious; execution is everything
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.