head to head
vs
Raiden VvsSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Raiden V leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Serious Sam: The First Encounter leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Raiden VSerious Sam: The First Encounter
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Raiden V leans harder on execution: Dodging bullet patterns while shooting is the entire skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Raiden V leans harder on optimization: Weapon selection and route learning is a meaningful layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.