head to head
vs
Far CryvsGeometry Wars 3: Dimensions
Far Cry leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Far CryGeometry Wars 3: Dimensions
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions leans harder on execution: Weaving geometric enemy swarms at extreme speed is the ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions leans harder on variance: Enemy spawn positions vary run-to-run, adding chaos
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.