head to head
vs
Hollow KnightvsR-Type Leo
Hollow Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); R-Type Leo leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Hollow KnightR-Type Leo
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
R-Type Leo leans harder on execution: Dodging dense bullet patterns precisely is the core test
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
R-Type Leo leans harder on variance: Patterns are fixed once memorized; nothing hidden
Optimization6 vs 6
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.