head to head
vs
My Friend PedrovsThunder Force III
My Friend Pedro leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Thunder Force III leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
My Friend PedroThunder Force III
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Thunder Force III leans harder on execution: High-speed terrain weaving and boss dodges test the hands.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Thunder Force III leans harder on optimization: Weapon selection per section and route memorisation decide runs.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.