head to head
vs
FurivsSilver Surfer
Furi leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Silver Surfer leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
FuriSilver Surfer
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Furi leans harder on reads: Bosses are scripted patterns, however adversarial they feel
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Silver Surfer leans harder on optimization: Memorising spawn patterns and safe lines is mandatory study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.