head to head
vs
Far CryvsGalaga '88
Far Cry leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Galaga '88 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Far CryGalaga '88
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Galaga '88 leans harder on execution: Precise dodging and shooting through dense dive patterns.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Galaga '88 leans harder on variance: Dive timing and dimension-warp triggers vary.
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.