head to head
vs
Risk of RainvsThe Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
Risk of Rain leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Risk of RainThe Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ leans harder on execution: Dodging bullet patterns while aiming tears is constant
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 7
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ leans harder on variance: Item pools, room layouts and pickups define each run
Optimization7 vs 7
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.