head to head
vs
Geometry Wars: GalaxiesvsSuper Mario Odyssey
Geometry Wars: Galaxies leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Geometry Wars: GalaxiesSuper Mario Odyssey
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Geometry Wars: Galaxies leans harder on execution: Twin-stick dodging in swarming chaos is nearly the whole game
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Geometry Wars: Galaxies leans harder on variance: Spawn timing varies slightly but behaviour types are fixed
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.