head to head
vs
Skate 3vsTempest 4000
Skate 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tempest 4000 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Skate 3Tempest 4000
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Tempest 4000 leans harder on variance: Enemy spawn patterns add measured chaos
Optimization4 vs 4
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.