head to head
vs
Guitar Hero III: Legends of RockvsGuitar Hero Live
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Guitar Hero Live leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Guitar Hero III: Legends of RockGuitar Hero Live
Axis by axis
Execution10 vs 9
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock leans harder on execution: Through the Fire and Flames defines a hands ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 0
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 3
Guitar Hero Live leans harder on optimization: Star power timing and chart memorisation add a score layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.