head to head
vs
Rock Band 4vsSteep
Rock Band 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Rock Band 4Steep
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Rock Band 4 leans harder on execution: Instrument accuracy remains the entire test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Steep leans harder on optimization: Line choice and trick scoring math reward study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.