head to head
vs
Final FightvsLuxor
Final Fight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Luxor leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Final FightLuxor
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Luxor leans harder on variance: Orb colour feed is random but shallow to map
Optimization5 vs 4
Final Fight leans harder on optimization: Memorising waves and damage-efficient patterns
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.