head to head
vs
Far Cry 4vsGradius V
Far Cry 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Gradius V leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Far Cry 4Gradius V
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Gradius V leans harder on execution: Maintaining power-up state through dense formation fire demands precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 8
Gradius V leans harder on optimization: Options configuration, power-up sequencing, and checkpoint recovery are fully solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.