head to head
vs
Hyper Light DriftervsZone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
Hyper Light Drifter leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Hyper Light DrifterZone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Hyper Light Drifter leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses with patterns
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner leans harder on optimization: Boss movesets and subweapon counters are learnable systems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.