head to head
vs
Mortal ShellvsThe Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor
Mortal Shell leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mortal ShellThe Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Mortal Shell leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses
Variance1 vs 2
The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor leans harder on variance: Enemy waves and drops vary mildly
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.