head to head
vs
LimbovsShantae: Risky's Revenge
Limbo leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shantae: Risky's Revenge leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
LimboShantae: Risky's Revenge
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Shantae: Risky's Revenge leans harder on execution: Hair-whip combat and platform timing
Reads0 vs 1
Shantae: Risky's Revenge leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses and enemies
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.