head to head
vs
Guacamelee!vsShank 2
Guacamelee! leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shank 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Guacamelee!Shank 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Shank 2 leans harder on reads: Enemies telegraph fixed attacks; survival co-op stays scripted
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Guacamelee! leans harder on optimization: Ability routing, combos, and secret hunting
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.