head to head
vs
Frets on FirevsVVVVVV
Frets on Fire leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); VVVVVV leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Frets on FireVVVVVV
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
Frets on Fire leans harder on variance: Charts are fixed, nothing random
Optimization3 vs 3
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.